_ Cardiovascular DiseaseIs Aspirin Right for You? By Jane Farrell articleA panel of medical professors has issued a final recommendation on taking aspirin as a preventive measure against heart attack … Read More→
_ Heart HealthHow to Use A Home Blood Pressure Monitor By Jane Farrell articlePuzzled or intimidated by taking your blood pressure at home? The American Heart Association (AHA) offers the following tips: Be … Read More→
_ Cardiovascular DiseaseAvocados and Heart Health By Jane Farrell articleEating two or more servings of avocado weekly was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and substituting avocado … Read More→
Heart HealthThe Problem with "Springing Forward" By Jane Farrell articleAccording to the American Heart Association (AHA), scientific research supports the view that losing an hour of much needed sleep … Read More→
Heart HealthSexual Violence and Hypertension By Jane Farrell articleCompared with women who had never experienced any type of trauma, women who had experienced sexual assault at any point … Read More→
_ Heart HealthFighting High Cholesterol with Statins By Jane Farrell articleYou go to the gym faithfully, and you try to watch your diet. But after your annual physical, you find … Read More→
_ Heart HealthHow To Have a Heart-Healthy 2022 By Jane Farrell articleMaking New Year’s resolutions is a time-honored tradition, but sometimes those resolutions are easier to make than to keep. The … Read More→
_ Heart FailureHeart Failure and African-Americans By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of African descent to an … Read More→
_ Heart HealthStroke Survivors and Seizures By Jane Farrell articleNearly one in 10 stroke survivors will experience a seizure, which is why the Epilepsy Foundation and the American Stroke … Read More→
_ HypertensionWhat Do You Know about OTC Pain Relievers? By Jane Farrell articleWhile nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure (HBP), only 29% think over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers may make … Read More→
_ Heart AttackHeart Attacks, the Brain and Bone Marrow By Jane Farrell articlePeople with recent heart attacks have significantly higher activity in the amygdala, the brain area involved in stress perception and … Read More→
_ HypertensionAt Home with Blood Pressure Tests By Jane Farrell articleAdults who needed to track their blood pressure regularly to confirm or refute a hypertension diagnosis preferred monitoring blood pressure … Read More→
_ AtherosclerosisThe Unknown Heart-Attack Factor By Jane Farrell articleMore than 40% of adults ages 50 to 64 years in Sweden without known heart disease were found to have … Read More→
_ Heart HealthStatins and Side Effects By Jane Farrell articleAmong patients who stopped taking their cholesterol-lowering statin medication due to side effects, researchers found the statin may not have … Read More→
_ Heart HealthProtecting Your Heart from The Heat By Jane Farrell articleWith many areas of the country facing triple digit temperatures and summer heat and humidity elsewhere, experts from the American … Read More→
_ HypertensionBlood-Pressure Meds and Memory By Jane Farrell articleOlder adults taking blood pressure-lowering medications known to cross the blood-brain barrier had better memory recall over time compared to … Read More→
_ Heart Health Respiratory ConditionsSmoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks By Jane Farrell articleMany adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to smoke cigarettes and/or use other tobacco products, despite knowing … Read More→
_ Heart HealthEconomics and Heart Care By Jane Farrell articleLower–income adults in the United States were significantly less likely to be screened for cardiovascular disease (CVD) or receive counseling … Read More→