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Heart attack

Heart attack (in English: Myocardial infarction, acute myocardial infarction, MI, AMI) is the interruption of blood flow, even if only for a moment, that led to the heart, and causes some heart cells to die.
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in adults in the United States. Each year, in the United States:
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Diabetes and Your Eyes

Diabetes is the leading cause of visual impairment in the United States among patients below the age of 50. Many of the patients who suffer a loss in vision first present for eye examination when, unknown to the patient, the eye disease is already advanced. A few others lose vision despite meticulous eye care. With [...]