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Stroke victim finds motivation at Immanuel Rehabilitation Center

May is National Stroke Awareness Month When Kari Cleveland spotted the ladder blocking two lanes of southbound I-680, she, slammed on ...

Avoid Complications of Afib including Stroke

Thanks in part to recent television commercials, more people have at least heard the words "atrial fibrillation" or "Afib" more ...

If You Think it’s a Stroke, Get to the ED

If there’s a chance you’re having a stroke, Gabriele Hartman says get to the hospital fast. Gaby, an CHI Health Clinic employee, tried ...

Atrial Fibrillation - How to Protect Yourself Against a Stroke

A parachute comes in handy if you are hurtling toward the earth. Now, a tiny version is saving people with ...

Recovering from a Stroke

Fred Jalass is a glass-half-full kind of guy. You know the type – someone who finds the good in everything ...

Elizabeth Survived Two Strokes

It was a reality check for Elizabeth Pokorny. She spent the better part of her life taking care of everyone ...

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Just days after suffering a stroke, 61 year old Fred Jalass was changing routes and coordinating the 2011 Bike Ride ...

Call Now and We’ll Throw in a Set of Ginsu Knives for Free!

Just last week I saw a full-page ad in the newspaper for a series of medical screening tests—EKG, echocardiogram, aortic ...

Beat Heart Disease with Simple ABCs

With heart disease remaining the number one killer of women and men in the United States, it’s important to take action to protect your heart – even if you feel fine.

Postage Stamp-Sized Graft Grows Skin for Burn Patients

Imagine the ability to grow your own skin – in a lab. It’s a particularly exciting breakthrough for burn patients ...

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