SUNDAY, Feb. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pain or cramping in your legs during physical activity may be an early sign of a condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD) — and you should get checked out by your doctor, an expert says. PAD occurs when plaque develops in the arteriesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that finds the risk climbs to nearly fourfold for women who already had highContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Before she gave the feeling a name, Mary-Frances Winters felt it constantly. She calls it “a dull droning sound that is always present” and “an underlying syndrome of sorts that permeates my very being.” It’s the exhaustion born of “the day-to-dayContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In his decades as an actor, Jason Gray-Stanford has appeared in a few medical dramas, often as a patient. And in his best-known role, as Lt. Randy Disher on “Monk,” he faced all kinds of cases that defied easy explanation. ButContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When your cardiologist orders a test, do you stop to ask why you need it? You probably don’t — but perhaps you should, according to a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA). Too many Americans receive heart tests and treatments thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Every few seconds, someone in the U.S. finds themself in need of a blood donation. But there’s not always enough donated blood to meet that need. Aid agencies began the year announcing the country was facing its worst blood shortage inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You don’t need to run marathons or sweat it out on your indoor bike to boost your heart health. This is the main message of a new study that found everyday household activities including dishwashing, gardening and cooking also count when it comesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been told you have the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), you need to take it seriously, an expert emphasizes. “While a-fib itself isn’t life-threatening, it can lead to a blood clot forming in the heart,” said Dr. ChristopherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment may increase women’s long-term risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, a new study suggests. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading killer of U.S. women, accounting forContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Four years after Jamie Jennings started the adoption process to be a single mom, she got the call at 3 a.m. A 1-year-old girl in China with a congenital heart defect needed a home. Jamie had 48 hours to decide whetherContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eating vegetables may not help protect you against heart disease, according to a new study that’s triggered strong reactions from critics. The analysis of the diets of nearly 400,000 British adults found that raw vegetables could benefit the heart, but not cooked vegetables.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study hints that heart attack survivors may have an unusual advantage over other people: a slightly lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found that compared with similar people who had never suffered a heart attack, survivors were 20% less likelyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two years into a pandemic that landed people in their living rooms, generating countless hours of television bingeing and stress eating, the nation has a new problem to worry about: Nearly half of U.S. adults, many already classified as overweight, reportedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — No matter how you look at them, Janita Poe and D. L. Dean are standout long-distance runners. Poe, 58, of Atlanta, estimates she’s completed 17 half-marathons, three full marathons, four half Ironman triathlons and one full Ironman. Dean, 52, of Marshalltown,Continue Reading