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In the U.S., an estimated 39 million adults — about one-tenth of the population — suffer from a disorder called sleep apnea. Here’s the catch: Up to 90 percent of people with sleep apnea don’t know they have it.1,2 

Another prevalent condition is heart disease, which...

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Almost half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). But many of them have no idea they have it.1 

That’s because high blood pressure rarely causes symptoms on its own. Yet it can damage your major organs even before you realize anything’s wrong....

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Heart disease is all too common. It’s the top killer disease for men and women across most racial groups in the U.S. In fact, it’s behind 1 in every 5 deaths in the country.1

It puts a huge drain on the economy too. It costs around 250 billion U.S. dollars per year —...

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