TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A few cups of coffee each morning can help protect a person against heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Drinking three cups of coffee a day — or about 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine — lowered theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans with a potentially dangerous heart rhythm condition is three times greater than previously thought, a new study claims. An estimated 5% of the population — 10.5 million U.S. adults — have atrial fibrillation, according to new estimates from theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black stroke victims are arriving at emergency rooms much later than white patients, greatly increasing their risk of death or lifelong disability, a new study finds. Every second counts when it comes to treating a stroke, experts say. Any moment’s delay allows forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows. The drugs’ active ingredient, semaglutide, reduced heart health risk by 20% in heavyset people who took it forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of people who’ve survived a stroke will go on to have a healthy, normal sleep pattern, new research shows. Normal sleep is defined as six to eight hours of shuteye nightly. However, a majority of the nearly 1,600 stroke survivorsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Unfortunately, there was no increase observed in the number of strokes prevented after folks got the devices,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Could a simple blood test help predict a woman’s three-decade risk of heart disease? Yes, claims new research that found women with high levels of three specific blood markers had a greater than threefold increased risk for heart disease within 30 years, comparedContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Sept. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals see more admissions for heart attacks in the days after cold weather sets in, new research shows. “Individuals may be particularly vulnerable to acute cardiac events during periods of cold stress,” said study lead author Wenli Ni, a postdoctoral research fellow atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Your heart health before and after a heart attack might be influenced by how loud your neighborhood is, new research suggests. One study found that people under 50 were more prone to heart attack if they lived in a noisy area, while anotherContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person’s odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the same trial suggests that’s even true for very ill patients with heart failure. The finding alsoContinue Reading