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Cardiac rehabilitation is a program designed by your healthcare team. It'll help you recover from your heart problem and reduce your risk of future heart problems.

Read on for helpful tips to get started losing extra weight for greater heart health.

A sudden weight gain or a steady rise in weight is a warning sign that your body is retaining too much water and salt. This could mean your heart failure is getting worse. Weighing yourself each day is the best way to know if you're retaining water.

Being active doesn't mean that you have to wear yourself out. Even a little movement each day helps to strengthen your heart. If you can't get out to exercise, you can do simple stretching and strengthening exercises at home. Read on for helpful tips to be a bit more active.

Lower GI endoscopy allows your doctor to view your lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to lifelong liver disease. This includes chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer.

If you are lactose intolerant, you have trouble digesting lactose. Read on for helpful ways to reduce your symptoms.

A pulmonary function test shows how well your lungs are working. A complete test has three parts. You may be given the full test or only certain parts. The full test is painless and can last 45 to 90 minutes.

During a colostomy part of the colon (large intestine) is removed or disconnected. If the large intestine was diseased, it may be removed. If it was injured, it may be disconnected for a short time while it heals, then reconnected after a certain period of time.