_ Heart Health Protecting Your Heart from The Heat By Jane Farrell article With many areas of the country facing triple digit temperatures and summer heat and humidity elsewhere, experts from the American … Read More→
_ Hypertension Blood-Pressure Meds and Memory By Jane Farrell article Older 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 Conditions Smoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks By Jane Farrell article Many adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to smoke cigarettes and/or use other tobacco products, despite knowing … Read More→
_ Heart Health Economics and Heart Care By Jane Farrell article Lower–income adults in the United States were significantly less likely to be screened for cardiovascular disease (CVD) or receive counseling … Read More→
_ Heart Health Exercise and Heart Health By Jane Farrell article A common congenital heart defect may reduce your ability to exercise especially as you grow older, regardless of whether it … Read More→
_ Stroke Sex after A Stroke By Jane Farrell article Stroke survivors often have difficulty with sex, and it can affect their lives beyond the bedroom. A new study offers … Read More→
_ Stroke Reducing Your Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell article Strokes donΓÇÖt discriminate ΓÇö they can happen to anyone, at any age. And they donΓÇÖt stop because of a pandemic. … Read More→
_ 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 hospitalΓÇÖs 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 ΓÇö meaning they have a higher percentage of total body fat tissue in their legs ΓÇö … 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 donΓÇÖt 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 canΓÇÖt pump enough blood to meet the bodyΓÇÖs 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→