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From Dr. Terry Sullivan, Medical Director, Humana
Listen to the SEPTEMBER 2008 Health Minute
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SEPTEMBER 2008
Peripheral Artery Disease: P.A.D.:
September is national P-A-D awareness month. Peripheral arterial disease or P-A-D affects over nine million people and most aren’t aware they have it. It’s a hardening of the arteries that leads to poor circulation, and increases your risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. Symptoms include a painful leg cramps during walking or a numbness, weakness or heaviness in muscles. But some patients feel a burning or aching in their feet and toes while resting. While P-A-D is not curable, it is treatable with exercise, medications and other methods. Talk to you your doctor or get free information from The Vascular Disease Foundation at V-D-F dot org or call 888-VDF-4-INFO.
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