THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke is a possible complication of COVID-19, and researchers say they now know when that risk is highest. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the risk of COVID-related ischemic stroke appears greatest in the first threeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adult pot smokers who’ve suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds. Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, but this new study showed that riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warnings about the long-term dangers of sugarContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven’t directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely. Even before the recent wave of omicron-related cases, a coalition that included the American Academy ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium – a predictor of heart disease – as those who lived in less segregated neighborhoods, new research shows. The heartContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four in 10 Americans say they’ve had at least one heart-related issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about one in four who have tested positive say COVID has affected their heart health, according to a new online poll. Shortness of breath (18%), dizzinessContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Although Danecia Williams was 24 and healthy, her first pregnancy took a toll on her body. Her blood pressure spiked, straining her heart and other organs. Doctors diagnosed her with preeclampsia and closely monitored her and the baby for months. TheyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — From life’s earliest moments to its latest stages, music can help make us healthier and happier. It can soothe and invigorate, improve mental health and even help someone stay alive. “There’s great appreciation for the value music can provide that’s non-pharmacologicalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. This jump in hospitalizations for what’s called a “hypertensive crisis” occurred even though data show overall progress in Americans controlling their blood pressureContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People who follow seven rules for healthy living – such as staying physically active and eating a healthy diet – could offset a high genetic risk for heart disease, according to new research that suggests it could mean as many asContinue Reading