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Top 10 men’s health threats

Posted on 26 May 2010 by admin

cheap pills online size-medium wp-image-1471″ title=”090101 Top 10″ src=”http://www.easttexasreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/090101-Top-10-300×266.jpg” alt=”" width=”300″ brand cialis for sale height=”266″ />No matter what you think, the adage ‘prevention is better than cure,’ is still a timely advice especially when it comes to health. Why this adage – looking at the top ten men’s health threat leading to death in Untied States, they can be avoided if proper care is taken. The reason why this is so is because when you look at the top 10 leading causes of deaths in males in the United States, you would see that they are actually perfectly preventable.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) listed below are the top 10 leading killers of American men

Heart disease, 27.2% of total deaths
Cancer, 24.3% of total deaths
Unintentional injuries, 6.1% of total deaths
Stroke, 5% of total deaths
Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 5% of total deaths
Diabetes, 3% of total deaths
Influenza and pneumonia, 2.3% of total deaths
Suicide, 2.2% of total deaths
Kidney disease, 1.7% of total deaths
Alzheimer’s disease, 1.6% of total deaths

Heart disease, stroke, respiratory diseases and kidney disease are actually preventable illnesses if only men will learn how to live a healthier lifestyle in the first place.
Healthy Woman, a FREE Longview Regional Medical Center resource will be holding a seminar Thursday, June 10 on the above topic. Come and get the information for the male individuals in your life. Dr. Robert Warden is the presenter.
To register or get more information, please call Claire Henderson at Longview Regional Medical Center marketing department at 903-381-7238 or 903-381-7239 or register on line at www.longviewregional.com

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