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Luke Perry, star of the television show “Beverly Hills 90210,” died at age 52 after suffering a stroke. Although he was younger than most stroke victims, strokes can happen at any age and can even be more dangerous for middle-aged adults than those in their 80s.

ORLANDO, Fla. (August 22, 2019) --- The Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute recently acquired Cardiology Consultants of Orlando, expanding its continuum of care in the community. The cardiology practice joined the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute on August 1, 2019. 

Are you sending your kids the right messages about food and body image? Eating disorders are diagnosed not just in teens, but in children younger than 12. So it’s important to teach your kids from an early age to have a healthy relationship with food and positive feelings toward their body.

What image comes to your mind when you think about someone with an eating disorder? There’s a good chance you picture a young, Caucasian teenage girl with anorexia, who may be painfully thin. Or, perhaps, you picture someone with bulimia as a heavier person, who is ordering through the drive through lane with a car already filled with food wrappers.

When a prominent young athlete suffers a cardiac arrest, it creates shockwaves in the world of sports and beyond. How does this happen to someone in peak physical condition? And what does that mean for the rest of us?

Perhaps this comes as no surprise, but not all diseases and ailments will affect men and women in the same ways. Some will affect men more severely or even strike at an earlier age. By learning more about what these specific diseases are, however, men are able to seek earlier treatment for any recognizable or noticeable symptoms. Taking precautionary measures will allow them to maintain good health.

“Does muscle weigh more than fat?” is a common question in the fitness industry, but it’s one that dances around more serious underlying issues of health, strength and aging. Many people want a better physique than they have now and wonder why they’ve gained weight, but too often  they’re bombarded by a lot of information that’s more confusing than helpful.  

The statistics about heart disease are daunting. It’s the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and its impact is even greater than that. More than 28 million Americans have been diagnosed with heart disease and are living with the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Everyone worries or feels stressed out on occasion. For the millions of people who live with anxiety disorders, these experiences are far more severe. That worry, stress and fear can negatively affect their work, social life, relationships or even just their ability to function. There is reason to have hope: Anxiety disorders are highly treatable through a variety of methods, including psychotherapy and medications.

Sudden cardiac arrest and heart attacks may sound like the same thing, but they are different conditions. If you imagine your body as a house, cardiac arrest is like an electrical problem, while heart attack is like a blockage in the plumbing. Both are life-threatening conditions, but heart attack is far less deadly, and its risks can be mitigated.