TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Don’t get too mad at that new puppy who piddled on the rug or chewed up your favorite slippers. In the long run, that scamp is going to help you live a longer and healthier life. A pair of new reports found thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Scientists are taking the wrappings off an age-old malady. Clogged arteries are a heart problem that’s dogged humanity for millennia, finds a new imaging study of mummies. Mummified arterial tissue shows evidence of cholesterol plaque buildup in people who lived anywhere from 2000Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you are older and you have heart disease, you might think you should take it easy. But new research suggests the opposite is true. Exercise is especially beneficial for patients who have a physical impairment, the study authors found. “Aging is associatedContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Senator Bernie Sanders left a Las Vegas hospital on Friday after being admitted with chest pains on Tuesday; his presidential campaign is now saying the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack. Sanders experienced chest pain at a campaign event and received two stents toContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — The normal range for a resting heart rate is between 60 and 90 beats per minute, says Harvard Medical School. An increase in the resting heart rate over time can be a sign of future heart trouble. To lower your resting heart rate, the school suggests: ExerciseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure is a risk factor for many serious health threats, such as heart attack and stroke. The most recent guidelines from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and other health organizations reflect research findings that lowering the thresholdContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Working around high levels of pesticides may translate into a high risk for heart trouble later, a new study suggests. That was the case for a group of Japanese-American men in Hawaii who were followed for more than three decades. Compared to menContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a compelling reason to keep those dreaded appointments with your dentist: New research suggests that red, tender or bleeding gums could trigger high blood pressure. In a review of 81 studies that included more than 250,000 people, U.K. scientists found that thoseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Walking speed may indicate whether young stroke survivors are ready to return to work, a new study suggests. And 3 feet per second may be the threshold that predicts whether they can meet a workday’s challenges, the researchers found. One of every fourContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Women, if you’re bothered by frequent hot flashes, it may be more than a mere annoyance. New research offers evidence that frequent or persistent hot flashes are linked to higher odds of heart attack and stroke. The finding stems from a 20-year studyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The gap in death rates between U.S. whites and minority groups has been narrowing in recent years, but a new study suggests that trend stopped between 2009 and 2012. “After years of progress in reducing racial/ethnic mortality disparities, our study shows that progressContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — More than 750,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States, says Cleveland Clinic. But as many as half of all strokes are preventable, the clinic says. Risk factors that are under all or partial control include: High blood pressure. Smoking. High cholesterol. Excessive alcoholContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Tamping down inflammation is a must for people with a chronic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. But you can be exposed to damaging inflammation without having a specific medical condition. Inflammation prevents the body from adequately reacting to stressors and putsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Could grabbing a nap once or twice a week help you live longer? A new study reports the occasional nap appears to cut in half people’s risk of heart attack, strokes and heart disease, compared with folks who never nap. But more frequentContinue Reading