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This final part of our 3 part series on strokes discusses the technologies available to detect potential stroke risk at early stages. Discover the difference between a carotid ultrasound and a carotid CIMT. What is the brand new CIMT machine just recently introduced by Panasonic? Are there advantages? Please join us.Read More →

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7 to 10 times more women die yearly of unsuspected heart disease than breast cancer. Radiologists can see if you might be at risk for heart disease on every mammogram they read. Yet they rarely, if ever, report it to the patient. Many lives could be saved if something was said. Listen to Lindsay and Dr. Blanchet as they discuss this surprising benefit that you can get from a mammogram, but no one talks about. This 10 minute podcast can save a life.Read More →

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The death rate for heart disease has remained almost unchanged for the past 100 years. Given todays technologies for detecting heart disease, this fact is appalling. Why is this? Listen to Lindsay and Dr. Blanchet as they discuss some non traditional risk factors that go beyond mere cholesterol numbers to find heart disease at its early stage. Hear about the misconceptions some cardiologists have that could put you at great risk. Learn what you can do to be proactive in your own heart health.Read More →

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The AIM HIGH study was a large national study looking at the use of niacin in treating patients with heart disease. The study was stopped early as authorities stated that to continue the study was “futile”. Apparently this has caused some of the top physicians in the country to limit their use of niacin in their patients. Is that good or not? The bottom line is, should we take or toss our niacin? Join Lindsay and Dr. Blanchet as they discuss this very important news. You will get the real facts, so that you can make you own decision.Read More →