MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Watching what Olympic athletes can do on snow and ice might have you thinking about trying some cold weather activity yourself. And a glance at the thermometer might quickly have you saying, “nahhh.” Before you head back to the couch, knowContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a fate many older women fear: loneliness and isolation as they age. Now, new research suggests those feelings may also predispose them to heart disease. The findings may be especially relevant now because of social distancing required by the pandemic. “We areContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — New cases of a debilitating and often deadly type of stroke that causes bleeding in the brain have been increasing in the U.S., growing at an even faster rate among younger to middle-aged adults than older ones, new research shows. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At 4:30 a.m. on a Monday morning last spring, Peter Denton got up in darkness, dressed and jumped in his pickup truck. The drive to his work site in Detroit took a little more than an hour. As a construction foremanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your heart and brain may often seem at odds, but they have more in common than you think. A new study shows that a heart attack can lead to faster mental decline over the years. “We need to realize that what’s going onContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks who had high blood pressure since they were young adults show brain changes that may increase their risk of future mental decline, a new study says. Previous research has found that high blood pressure affects the structure and function of theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A newer type of “clot-busting” medication might be safer than the one long used for treating strokes, a preliminary study hints. Researchers found that among nearly 7,900 stroke sufferers, those treated with the drug — called tenecteplase — were less likely to sufferContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to develop dangerous blood clots in the veins than those who did not have the coronavirus-driven disease, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there’s been a marked decline in rates of stroke among older adults over the past 30 years, growing numbers of young Americans are having strokes. Obesity may be one reason why, experts say. “The decline in strokes in people aged 50 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nine in 10 Americans — 91% — live within an hour of lifesaving stroke care, researchers say. That’s up from about 80% a decade ago, due to an increase in hospitals with specialized staff, tools and resources, as well as expanded use ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stroke is a possible complication of COVID-19, and researchers say they now know when that risk is highest. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the risk of COVID-related ischemic stroke appears greatest in the first threeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adult pot smokers who’ve suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds. Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, but this new study showed that riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warnings about the long-term dangers of sugarContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven’t directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely. Even before the recent wave of omicron-related cases, a coalition that included the American Academy ofContinue Reading