_ Heart Health Repeat Heart Attacks Drop, but Survivors Still Face Danger By Jane Farrell article After surviving a heart attack, the proportion of patients who experience a repeat attack within a year fell between 2008 … Read More→
_ Heart Health Spouses of ICU Patients Have Their Own Heart Attack Risk By Jane Farrell article Having a spouse in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) may make a person more likely to have a heart … Read More→
_ Hypertension Leg Fat and Hypertension By Jane Farrell article Adults with fatter legs — meaning they have a higher percentage of total body fat tissue in their legs — … Read More→
_ Heart Health Psychosocial Well-Being May Help Heart Health in Black Adults By Jane Farrell article Feeling optimistic, that you have a sense of purpose in life and that you are in control of your environment … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Experts Concerned about Rise in Hypertension Cases By Jane Farrell article Although access to medicine for controlling blood pressure has broadened, the number of Americans with uncontrolled hypertension is alarming, especially … Read More→
_ Heart Health Experts Urge Diet Evaluation at Regular Checkups By Jane Farrell article The time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to … Read More→
_ Hypertension High Blood Pressure Is Out of Control in America By Jane Farrell article Nearly 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 / hypertension Study: Telehealth Could Be Lifesaver for Hypertension Patients By Jane Farrell article People enrolled in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a … Read More→
_ Heart Health Unequal Treatment for Female Heart Attack Patients? By Jane Farrell article When the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs after a heart attack, women ages 18-55 … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension High Blood Pressure Awareness and Treatment Declining By Jane Farrell article Nearly half of adults in the U.S. live with high blood pressure, also called hypertension. It is currently defined as … Read More→
_ Hypertension Blood Pressure Meds Help Even The Frailest Patients By Jane Farrell article Taking blood pressure medication as prescribed helped even the frailest elderly people (65 and older) live longer, and the healthiest … Read More→
_ Heart Health Heart Attack Risk and Exercise By Jane Farrell article Invasive procedures such as bypass surgery and stenting—commonly used to treat blocked arteries—are no better at reducing the risk for … Read More→
_ Heart Health Study: More Money Doesn't Always Mean Better Heart Health By Jane Farrell article Being upwardly mobile isn’t always a good thing when it comes to a person’s health, a new study shows. The … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension How Accurate Are Home Blood Pressure Monitors? By Jane Farrell article Most blood pressure devices sold for home monitoring in Australia – and possibly worldwide – may not have been validated … Read More→
_ Heart Health E-Cigarettes Cause the Same Kind of Damage to Arteries as Traditional Cigarettes By Jane Farrell article Using e-cigarettes damages the arteries and blood vessel function in the same way that smoking traditional cigarettes does, according to … Read More→
_ Heart Health Irregular Sleep Patterns Linked to Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Older adults with irregular sleep patterns — meaning they have no regular bedtime and wake-up schedule, or they get different … Read More→
_ Heart Health Tobacco Smoke from A Hookah Ups the Danger of Blood Clots By Jane Farrell article For the first time, in a study conducted in mice, researchers found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood … Read More→
_ Heart Health One Daily "Polypill" Helps Underserved Patients Fight Heart-Disease Risk By Jane Farrell article Taking one daily pill, which combined medications to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol, worked to lower heart disease … Read More→