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More middle-age women having heart attacks, but survival rates increasing
Nov. 16, 2009

Physician experts seek more emphasis on screening and treating cardiovascular disease risk factors in women.

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'Scaffolding' Protein Changes In Heart Strengthen Link Between Alzheimer's Disease And Chronic Heart Failure
Nov. 16, 2009

A team of U.S., Canadian and Italian scientists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States. The international team of biochemists and cardiologists say they have identified three changes in the chemical make-up of a key structural protein, called desmin, in heart muscle cells in dogs.

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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Cardiovascular Disease And Death By New Study
Nov. 16, 2009

While mothers have known that feeding their kids milk builds strong bones, a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong and healthy heart as well - and that inadequate levels of the vitamin may significantly increase a person's risk of stroke, heart disease, and death, even among people who've never had heart disease.

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Golden LivingCenters Media Coverage

Dr. Avery appointed Chair of the AHCA Quality Committee
Nov. 20, 2009
Fort Smith, AR - James Avery, M.D., Golden Living's Chief Medical Officer, has been appointed Chairman of the American Health Care Association's Quality Improvement Committee. The newly elected AHCA Chairman, Robert Van Dyk, has appointed Dr. Avery to the position, which runs from 2010 through 2011
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Evansville Association for the Blind receives $500 grant from Golden LivingCenter
Nov. 18, 2009

The Evansville Association for the Blind has received a $500 grant from Golden Living Woodbridge, a long-term health care and rehabilitation center. Judy Kerth, Woodbridge admissions coordinator, said the business gives a grant to a local organization every year. She said employees were moved by a "Community comment" column about the association published in the Courier & Press in September.

The following article is provided courtesy of the Evansville Courier & Press

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Volunteers have essential role in hospice care
Nov. 17, 2009

Jamie Wagner, 56, Exeter Township, got in a comfortable position to push 91-year-old Lena Snyder's wheelchair. Suddenly, there were smiles and laughter as if the duo were off to the races or at a night at the opera or simply up to some monkey business. Jamie Wagner, Exeter Township, is a hospice volunteer who regularly visits Lina Snyder, 91, at Golden Living in Exeter Township. They share a laugh as they make their rounds around the nursing facility.

The following article is provided courtesy of the Reading Eagle

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