MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether knocking back a little alcohol or a lot, daily drinking is tied to higher blood pressure, a new research review warns. Compared with not drinking, just one alcoholic drink a drink a day is associated with higher blood pressure over time, evenContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Hal Harbuck was walking from the dock to his family’s lake cabin when he felt a severe pain in his chest. Having recently been water skiing, he wondered if he’d pulled a muscle. Then again, it also felt like the worstContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as erratic breathing causes oxygen levels to drop, new research shows. “These findings will help better characterize high-risk versions of obstructive sleep apnea,” said co-author Ali Azarbarzin, director of the Sleep ApneaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black people tend to be more vulnerable to suffering severe strokes, but scientists have long struggled to figure out why. Until now: New research suggests it may boil down to having a particular version of a gene involved in clotting. “This could potentiallyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Venting – the release of negative, pent-up emotions – can feel good. But is it actually good for you? Or does it do more harm than good to dwell on negative thoughts and feelings? Experts say that depends on a numberContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most. Specifically, researchers found the risk of brain bleeding whileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Late one evening, Dawn Berry took a call from her grandmother’s nursing home. Her grandmother had been found unresponsive in bed. What should they do? Dawn, who was then 43, had worked in the medical field for more than 20 yearsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – – Asian adults in the United States who suffer cardiac arrest are less likely to survive than white adults, even when given bystander CPR, a new study finds. Asian adults have similar rates of bystander CPR after a cardiac arrest, but are 8%Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wearable devices like smartwatches continually track physical activity, urging folks to take more daily steps for their health. Now, a new study suggests this gentle technological nagging could be of great benefit to people whose hearts are giving out. Heart failure patients whoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Few people know more about stroke prevention and brain health than neurologist and epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele. And one of the first things he’d like you to know is that you have a “tremendous” amount of control over your own strokeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As more people are advised to shun meat, a new study from Australia adds to evidence that a vegetarian diet can help improve heart health. A review of 20 prior investigations found that folks who followed a vegetarian diet for six months, onContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another example of inequities in U.S. health care, new research indicates that many women and minority men who need statins to protect their heart aren’t getting them. “The recommendation to use statins to treat and prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has beenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many women are not being counseled about heart disease after giving birth, a new study finds. Only 60% of at-risk women said they were advised about heart health at their postpartum checkup, researchers say. About 90% of U.S. women have a doctor visitContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke blanketing wide swaths of the United States this summer are actively dangerous to heart health, a new study reports. Days where soaring heat combines with fine particulate air pollution can double a person’s risk of aContinue Reading