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After Treadmill Collapse, Fast Stroke Care at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Saved Richard

Richard Hood’s workouts at his St. Peters gym were rigorous and routine. The 78-year-old would split his hour and a half evenly between running on a treadmill and lifting weights. So when he began feeling dizzy during a January gym visit, Richard knew he wasn’t just tired.

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Spinal Cord Stimulation Helps Diabetic Neuropathy Patient Get Active Again

Deirdre Parnell was diagnosed with diabetes more than eight years ago. She then began experiencing pain in her feet, which spread to her legs and hands. Eventually, the pain grew so intense she had to take a leave of disability at work.

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Fish and plant-based meals provide tasty and healthy alternatives to meat

Looking for ways to rev up your dinner routine and live a little healthier? Often, New Year’s resolutions fail because people take an all-or-nothing approach to getting healthy.

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Taking care of wounds is essential to your health. Here’s how to manage — and prevent — cuts so they don’t get out of hand

If you have a wound that’s not healing, you don’t have to simply live with it. There are treatment options that can help you.

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Healthy Tips to Help Manage Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes for the Upcoming Holidays

From candied yams to buttery mashed potatoes and creamy green bean casseroles, many Thanksgiving and holiday dishes are carbohydrate-heavy, posing a danger for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes.