When we lose someone we love
      I lost a good friend over the holidays. It happened very suddenly. He was 79, without any obvious health issues, active and engaged in the world, and he just didn't wake up one morning. Besides leaving behind me and many other friends, he left his wife of 28 years.
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Preventing a stroke
      Nearly 5 million people in the United States today have survived a stroke. Of the 750,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. each year, 600,000 of these could be prevented. A stroke or "brain attack" can be caused when a blood clot blocks an artery or when a blood vessel ruptures.
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Angry women may face higher risk for heart disease
      While previous studies have shown that anger and hostility in and of themselves can increase risk of heart disease in men, little of the research has included women.
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