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The five factors of metabolic syndrome

How the five factors of metabolic syndrome join forces against your health

 

Dr. Michael Radin
Endocrinologist
About the columnist: 
Michael Radin, M.D., is an endocrinologist with the Plainville Primary Care and Endocrinology Center and the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. For information on Joslin, visit www.thocc.org/services/diabetes, or call 1-888-456-7546.

Cardiac rehabilitation: It’s the heart of the matter

You’re in the intensive cardiac care unit when you realize how lucky you are: You’ve survived a heart attack!

Dr. Robert Malkin
Cardiologist
About the columnist: 
Robert Malkin, M.D., is a cardiologist at The Hospital of Central Connecticut and medical director of the hospital’s cardiac rehab program. For more information, visit, www.thocc.org/services/cardiovascular.

Are you a candidate for a heart attack?

Nobody expects to have a heart attack. Many people who suffer heart attacks don’t believe that it is happening to them. Often times, people attribute their heart attack symptoms to

Dr. William Farrell
Cardiologist
About the columnist: 
Dr. Farrell is a board certified cardiologist with added qualification in interventional cardiology. He is a member of the medical staffs at Midstate Medical Center and Hartford Hospital and the director of the Cardiac Service Line at Midstate. He holds teaching appointments from the University of Connecticut and Yale University.

Fish oil pills don't boost benefit of heart drugs

ORLANDO, Fla. — Heart attack patients who are already taking the right medicines to prevent future problems get no added benefit from taking fish oil capsules, a large stu

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'I'm blessed,' says single dad, despite his paralysis

WALLINGFORD - One day in late spring, a man walked in to the Master's Manna soup kitchen and held out a set of keys to Cheryl Avery. I think these belong to you, he said.

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Medical facilities expand to meet needs

Not too long ago, abdominal discomfort - eventually diagnosed as diverticulitis - led Elizabeth Ross to Mid State Medical Center's emergency room.

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