THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Mental decline is one of the most feared aspects of growing older. People will do just about anything to prevent it, from swallowing supplements touted as memory boosters to spending hours solving Sudoku and crossword puzzles. But do these things reallyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) – – With rising obesity rates, more young women American women are developing type 2 diabetes, putting them at hugely increased risk for heart disease, new research shows. In fact, the study found that women under 55 with type 2 diabetes had a tenfoldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Be kind to your heart and health and turn off the news, doctors say. Northwestern University experts suggest checking in on current events a couple of times a day and no more. Constant updates can fuel anxiety and depression, they warn. “As aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Delicious but deadly: Eating fried food is tied to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests. The risk rises with each additional 4-ounce serving per week, a research team in China found. For the study, the investigators analyzedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The wind howled and thunder boomed as an ambulance raced Spencer Timmel and his newborn son, Charlie, to a hospital better able to care for infants with heart problems. “The weather was very reflective of what was going on in ourContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes. “People with all kinds of cardiovascular risk factors and disease should definitely get vaccinated to protect themselves and their families fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An inhaled medication might make every day physical activity a bit easier for patients with serious scarring of the lungs, a new clinical trial finds. The study, published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved patients with high bloodContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When a heart attack begins, the time it takes until the blockage in a coronary artery is cleared is critical in preventing further damage to the heart, a new study warns. The amount of damage is directly related to how long it takesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Kayla Scritchfield had a normal pregnancy and delivered her second daughter, Ava, thinking all was well. About six hours later, Ava looked purple. Medical personnel whisked away the newborn. Kayla and her husband, Garrett, were told that Ava probably had aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderate drinking is often touted as heart-healthy, but a large new study finds that even one drink a day might raise the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is a common heart arrhythmia where the upperContinue Reading