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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 05 > Older patients, many illnesses and a confusing cocktail of cures

Older patients, many illnesses and a confusing cocktail of cures

By Siri Carpenter / The Bulletin
April 5, 2009

Mazie Piccolo has so many health problems it’s hard to keep track. Congestive heart failure makes her short of breath and causes her legs to swell. An abnormal heart rhythm raises her risk for stroke. Arthritis in her knees makes it hard for her to get around, and she can no longer....

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