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State of America's Health Series |
We are spending more money to fight disease and cure cancer than any other country in the world, but Americans are still managing to kill themselves. The number one cause of death for both men and women is preventable.
America: We are known for some of the biggest hospitals and brightest medical minds in the world. Cutting edge technology saves millions of lives, but it's this same health care system that is failing millions of people each year.
Our leading killer remains what it has been every year since 1900: heart disease. It kills nearly 650,000 each year. We can only blame ourselves. Our own bad habits such as smoking, no exercise and fat-ridden diets are the main causes of heart disease. But did you know you can reverse the damage that's been done?
TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of more than 300,000 Americans every year. Ninety-five percent die within minutes, before ever reaching a hospital. Rapid treatment with a defibrillator can be a lifesaver, but there's not always one within reach. Now, wearing a special vest could be the protection failing hearts need.
Thomas Benton survived two heart attacks and lung cancer, but this year he thought his time had finally run out.
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Three-million people in the United States have aortic stenosis; a heart condition that can be deadly. Now, doctors are testing a new procedure that repairs the heart without surgery. It may provide hope for patients who have run out of options.
Not long ago, Gladys Westbrook worried her 80th birthday might be her last.
"I was having a hard time breathing and when I would talk on the telephone, I would have to gasp for breath to finish a sentence," Westbrook recalled to Ivanhoe.
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