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Greg Silvestro, Open Heart Surgery Patient

Greg has always been a baseball fan. What he enjoys even more is sharing that passion with his son. But one day, a serious illness threatened to take it all away.


The Truth of Colon Cancer: Everybody Is At Risk

Colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women in the United States, and the third most common cancer. Everyone’s at risk.


When It Comes to Heart Attacks, the Quicker the Angioplasty, the Better the Outcome

Heart attacks result in the death of muscle tissue. That death occurs when blood flow is severely restricted or stopped due to a blockage. Remove the blockage, and the blood flow is restored. The faster the blood flow is restored, the less damage occurs.