Boston Scientific Recalls Accolade Pacemaker Devices
2025-02-25
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Most Americans Don’t Know These Heart Disease Risks, Survey Shows
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans don’t realize how everyday habits and overlooked health issues can increase their risk for heart disease, according to a new Cleveland Clinic survey. The nationwide survey found numerous gaps in heart health knowledge. For example: 40% of repondents didn’t know thatContinue Reading
Study Finds No Spike in Cardiac Arrest in Athletes During Pandemic
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic. The six-year study — published Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open — compared sudden cardiacContinue Reading
Walking Exercises Improve Stroke Rehab
2025-02-21
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stroke patients leave the hospital with better prospects if they’re forced to hoof it more during recovery, a new study suggests. Adding a half-hour of progressive walking exercises to standard stroke rehab measurably improves patients’ quality of life and mobility by the timeContinue Reading
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Unexplained Stroke Risk Doubled Among Young Smokers
2025-02-20
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Smoking more than doubles the risk of unexplained strokes among younger adults, a new study warns. And heavy smoking is even worse, with stroke risk more than quadrupled among adults who smoke more than a pack of cigarettes every day for 20 yearsContinue Reading
Wildfires Can Raise Rates of Heart Attacks, Deaths
2025-02-07
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from earlier years finds the toll on survivors’ hearts can be severe. However, the study also found that the cardiovascular effects of smoke exposures varyContinue Reading
‘Good’ Cholesterol Could Be Bad For Glaucoma
2025-02-05
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The cholesterol that’s good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says. “Good” HDL cholesterol appears to increase risk of glaucoma in people older than 55, researchers reported Feb. 4 in the BritishContinue Reading
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COVID Might Clog Arteries, Increase Heart Risk
2025-02-05
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Even a mild infection with COVID-19 can promote clogged arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack in some people, a new study says. Infection with the COVID virus is associated with rapid growth of plaque in arteries that supply blood to the heartContinue Reading
Many Americans Misguided On Daily Aspirin, Survey Finds
2025-02-04
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans don’t see anything wrong with taking daily low-dose aspirin, even though experts have concluded its risks outweigh its benefits, a new survey has found. Nearly half (48%) of people incorrectly think that the benefits of taking low-dose aspirin daily to reduceContinue Reading
Heart Patients Aren’t Taking Lifesaving Meds
2025-02-04
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Drugs like blood thinners, cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure meds can protect the health and extend the lives of people with heart disease. But only if patients take the drugs — and many around the world aren’t, a new study says. Overall, fewerContinue Reading