_ 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→
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_ Heart HealthExercise and Heart Health By Jane Farrell articleA common congenital heart defect may reduce your ability to exercise especially as you grow older, regardless of whether it … Read More→
_ StrokeSex after A Stroke By Jane Farrell articleStroke survivors often have difficulty with sex, and it can affect their lives beyond the bedroom. A new study offers … Read More→
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_ Heart HealthRepeat Heart Attacks Drop, but Survivors Still Face Danger By Jane Farrell articleAfter surviving a heart attack, the proportion of patients who experience a repeat attack within a year fell between 2008 … Read More→
_ Heart HealthSpouses of ICU Patients Have Their Own Heart Attack Risk By Jane Farrell articleHaving a spouse in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) may make a person more likely to have a heart … Read More→
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_ Heart HealthPsychosocial Well-Being May Help Heart Health in Black Adults By Jane Farrell articleFeeling optimistic, that you have a sense of purpose in life and that you are in control of your environment … Read More→
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_ Heart HealthExperts Urge Diet Evaluation at Regular Checkups By Jane Farrell articleThe time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to … Read More→
_ HypertensionHigh Blood Pressure Is Out of Control in America By Jane Farrell articleNearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, and about 75% of those with high blood pressure don’t have … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertensionStudy: Telehealth Could Be Lifesaver for Hypertension Patients By Jane Farrell articlePeople enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a … Read More→