THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For people hoping to prevent the heart rhythm disorder known as “a-fib,” new research shows that taking vitamin D or fish oil supplements won’t help. A-fib, also known as atrial fibrillation, affects more than 33 million people worldwide and is the most commonContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The greener the neighborhood, the lower the stroke risk, a new study suggests. Researchers matched images gathered from space to health data from residents to come up with their findings. The work adds to evidence that shows where someone lives affectsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Some of the same risk factors that cause strokes in older adults are associated with strokes among younger adults, a new study shows, with Black young adults facing a particularly high risk. “We tend to have this clinical bias that ifContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When she was 12, Jennifer Tripucka was so embarrassed by the scar that runs from the middle of her stomach to the top of her chest that she asked her mother to buy gel to help lighten it. The scar wasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people take a beta blocker regularly, and a new study brings good news: The medications will not raise the risk of depression. Beta blockers are used to treat conditions such as heart failure, chest pains, high blood pressure and abnormal heartContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans who live in rural areas are two to three times more likely to die from diabetes and high blood pressure compared with white rural folks, and this gap hasn’t changed much over the last 20 years, new research shows. The studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Stroke survivors often have difficulty with sex, and it can affect their lives beyond the bedroom. A new study offers fresh insight on the barriers – and how health care providers might help. Researchers interviewed 150 stroke patients at a medicalContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Discriminatory housing practices from nearly a century ago continue to influence a person’s risk of suffering a stroke, claims a new study that reveals the legacy of structural racism in the United States. Researchers found a 1.5% higher rate of stroke within censusContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For someone suffering a severe stroke, every 10 minutes that goes by before treatment starts in the emergency room may cost eight weeks of a healthy life, Canadian researchers report. In fact, delays in the hospital may have worse consequences for recovery thanContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Why are men over 50 around the world 60% more likely than women to die early? Two big reasons are higher rates of smoking and heart disease, according to a large new study. The findings are based on an analysis of data fromContinue Reading