03.18.2009 4:40 pm
AARP on Hispanic heart disease
AARP Segunda Juventud, the Spanish language voice of the 
AAR{ writes that a majority of Hispanic Americans over 40 who think they know the signs of heart disease.
While everyone knows about shortness of breath and the sore left arm, many people don’t know about nausea, breaking out in cold sweats, heartburn and pain in the extremities.
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and four of five are people over 65. Heart disease and stroke together kill more people than all of the cancers combined.
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At-risk populations are now receiving Diabetes and CRP testing in the dental office through a national company called Healthy Heart Dentistry. Since people see their dentist more often than their PCP, this is a great way to detect possible disease states before they become life threatening.
http://www.HealthyHeartDentistry.com