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Dr. Nelson: Let’s Hear It For The Boys!!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by | 2 Comments

According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the life expectancy for New Yorkers is at an all time high, with life expectancy at 79.4 years. However, according to this report, men continue to die six years younger than women, 76 vs 82 years with more than 1/3 of deaths among NYC men occurring before the age of 65. Let’s forget about statistics for a moment, take a look at your family, how many men past away before the age of 65? I know in my family the majority of men died before 60 much less 65!! Why is this the case? And what can be done about it?

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Dr. Nelson: Matters of the Heart

Posted on February 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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February is American Heart Month and the importance of healthy living cannot be stressed enough because it is the lack of it that is a major culprit in heart disease. According to the American Heart Association coronary heart disease is the single major cause of death and stroke the number three killer in the United States. Although African Americans are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD), they are more likely to die from it. In 2006, African American men were 30% more likely to die from heart disease as compared to non Hispanic white men. And heart disease and stroke ranked as the number one killer of Latino/Hispanic Americans. They claim the lives of 20.6 percent of the more than 122,000 Hispanic or Latinos who die every year. These statistics are startling, but we have the power to change them if simple adjustments are made.

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