TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been told you have the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), you need to take it seriously, an expert emphasizes. “While a-fib itself isn’t life-threatening, it can lead to a blood clot forming in the heart,” said Dr. ChristopherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase women’s long-term risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, a new study suggests. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading killer of U.S. women, accounting forContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Four years after Jamie Jennings started the adoption process to be a single mom, she got the call at 3 a.m. A 1-year-old girl in China with a congenital heart defect needed a home. Jamie had 48 hours to decide whetherContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eating vegetables may not help protect you against heart disease, according to a new study that’s triggered strong reactions from critics. The analysis of the diets of nearly 400,000 British adults found that raw vegetables could benefit the heart, but not cooked vegetables.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study hints that heart attack survivors may have an unusual advantage over other people: a slightly lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found that compared with similar people who had never suffered a heart attack, survivors were 20% less likelyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two years into a pandemic that landed people in their living rooms, generating countless hours of television bingeing and stress eating, the nation has a new problem to worry about: Nearly half of U.S. adults, many already classified as overweight, reportedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — No matter how you look at them, Janita Poe and D. L. Dean are standout long-distance runners. Poe, 58, of Atlanta, estimates she’s completed 17 half-marathons, three full marathons, four half Ironman triathlons and one full Ironman. Dean, 52, of Marshalltown,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young people with autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher risk of dying early from a range of causes, a new research review suggests. Researchers found that before middle-age, people with autism face higher-than-average rates of death from both “natural” causes, likeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Tiara Johnson’s second pregnancy went smoothly – until the last month. “My fingers were so puffy, I couldn’t wear my wedding ring,” she said. The problem stemmed from her blood pressure. And the rising blood pressure stemmed from preeclampsia, a complicationContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could a therapy used to treat chest pain ease the debilitating symptoms of long COVID? Yes, claims a small but promising study that found it helped ease fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms in people who can’t shake side effects that hauntContinue Reading