TUESDAY, April 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of the U.S. population — 150 million people — are exposed to air pollution that puts their health at risk, the American Lung Association says. Climate change is making air pollution worse due to record levels of particle pollution and higherContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Eighteen patients with severe COVID-19 treated at a New York City hospital showed the classic signs of a heart attack on their electrocardiograms. But a closer look at each case revealed that more than half of these patients didn’t have a blockage inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus hits older people and those with chronic medical conditions hardest. But many of these folks didn’t take the virus seriously as the outbreak took off in the United States, a new study finds. Before stay-in-place orders were announced, investigators called nearlyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For those with heart problems, home-based rehab can take the place of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation during the current coronavirus pandemic, heart experts say. “Home-based cardiac rehab is a solution to help provide cardiac rehabilitation to patients with heart disease in a home setting,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with high blood pressure and heart disease may be vulnerable to complications from COVID-19, heart experts say. Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Based on current knowledge, seniors “with coronary heart disease orContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Folks with clogged arteries do as well with medication and lifestyle changes as they do after undergoing invasive procedures to reopen their blood vessels, a major new clinical trial reports. Bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty and stenting are no better than drugs, eating rightContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could a blood pressure or diabetes medicine make COVID-19 more severe? A proposed new theory says the coronavirus could be binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lower respiratory tracts. Commonly used drugs ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — With the new coronavirus severely straining the U.S. health care system, experts are calling on heart attack and stroke survivors to take extra steps to reduce their risk of a repeat event. The American Heart Association (AHA) said current information suggests that elderlyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — One of the few pleasures left to Americans sequestered at home is a soak in a hot bath. Now, research from Japan involving more than 30,000 adults suggests a daily bath might do more than cleanse and relax — it might also helpContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People often turn to music to boost their mood or relieve stress. And new research suggests there may be science supporting that practice. The study found that listening to 30 minutes of music a day eased chest pain and anxiety in people whoContinue Reading