Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Life-Line Screening — May 9, 2009
Life Line Screening will perform a variety of different health screenings at St. John’s on Saturday, May 9. The screenings will include:
1) A Stroke/Carotid Artery screening 60 people every hour suffer from stroke and 1/3 of them are fatal.
2) An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3) An Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Peripheral Arterial Disease is a strong predictor for heart disease. This is the #1 cause of Diabetic amputation.
4) A Bone Density screening,
which tests both men and women for the early detection of osteoporosis.
5) An Atrial Fibrillation test Having Afib increases your risk of stroke 5
times and can lead to congestive heart failure.
6) Single finger-stick blood tests for Heart Disease and Diabetes
These screenings are completely painless, non-invasive, and typically not part of a routine physical. Each test takes about 10 minutes and costs $45. Discounts are available for multiple test packages. Appointments start at 9 am.
Pre-registration is required, call 1-800-324-1851.
(Mention Source Code ISC-4957)
1) A Stroke/Carotid Artery screening 60 people every hour suffer from stroke and 1/3 of them are fatal.
2) An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
3) An Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Peripheral Arterial Disease is a strong predictor for heart disease. This is the #1 cause of Diabetic amputation.
4) A Bone Density screening,
which tests both men and women for the early detection of osteoporosis.
5) An Atrial Fibrillation test Having Afib increases your risk of stroke 5
times and can lead to congestive heart failure.
6) Single finger-stick blood tests for Heart Disease and Diabetes
These screenings are completely painless, non-invasive, and typically not part of a routine physical. Each test takes about 10 minutes and costs $45. Discounts are available for multiple test packages. Appointments start at 9 am.
Pre-registration is required, call 1-800-324-1851.
(Mention Source Code ISC-4957)