_ Heart Health Treating More than Just The Heart Is Critical for Geriatric Patients By Jane Farrell article Geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairments may inadvertently worsen when older patients are treated in cardiac intensive care … Read More→
_ Heart Health Top Heart Disease and Stroke Researches Advances in 2019 By Jane Farrell article Scientific research is the cornerstone for medical care and innovations that have resulted in improved health and longer life for … Read More→
_ Heart Health Bacteria in Saliva May Be Linked to Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Bacteria in the saliva of people with clogged arteries appears to be different from that of healthy people, according to … Read More→
_ Heart Health Rejected and Unfilled Prescriptions for New, Pricier Cholesterol Drugs Tied to Higher Heart, Stroke Risk By Jane Farrell article Patients appear to be at higher risk of heart problems or stroke when prescriptions for the newest cholesterol-lowering drugs are … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension The Income Factor in Blood Pressure Treatment By Jane Farrell article People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they … Read More→
_ Heart Health Heart-Attack Patients Over 65 Are Treated Differently By Jane Farrell article Heart attack victims over age 65 are less likely than younger patients to receive timely intervention to open their blocked … Read More→
_ Type 2 Diabetes Can Gout Treatment Reduce Complications of Obesity-Related Type 2 Diabetes? By Jane Farrell article Researchers who performed a small study have found that the drug colchicine, used to treat the arthritic condition gout, could … Read More→
_ Heart Health Study: Many Heart Attack Patients May Be Needlessly Treated in ICU By Jane Farrell article Many patients who suffer a type of heart attack known as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are treated in the … Read More→
_ Heart Health Study Links Psoriasis Treatment and Improvement in Heart Artery Disease By Jane Farrell article Treating the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis with biologic drugs can reduce the early plaque buildup that clogs arteries and leads … Read More→
_ Fibromyalgia Flu Shot Protects Against Heart Failure: Study By Jane Farrell article Among its other health benefits, an annual flu short can save heart failure patientsΓÇÖ lives. Flu season usually begins in … Read More→
_ Congestive Heart Failure Curry Spice May Improve Exercise Performance After Heart Failure By Sondra Forsyth article Research done at the University of Nebraska Medical Center suggests that curcumin, a main ingredient in curry, may improve exercise … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Heart Failure Patients with Mitral Regurgitation Benefit from Minimally Invasive Procedure By Sondra Forsyth article A multicenter clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter mitral valve repair significantly reduced hospitalizations and … Read More→
_ Heart Failure Telemedicine Increases Life Expectancy for Some Heart Patients By Jane Farrell article Telemedicine management of heart-failure patients reduces hospitalizations, prolongs life and works equally well in rural and urban settings, European investigators … Read More→
_ Oral Health Five Ways Neglecting Your Teeth Could Cost You - In Money and In Health By Jane Farrell article HereΓÇÖs a hard fact to chew on: Adults between the ages of 20 and 64 average losing about seven permanent … Read More→
_ Heart Health Can Older, Frail Patients Benefit from ΓÇ£PrehabilitationΓÇ¥ Before Heart Surgery? By Sondra Forsyth article High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from “prehabilitation,” a strategy designed to enhance the recovery process after heart … Read More→
_ Heart Health Wearable Defibrillators May Be Alternative to Surgically Implanted Devices for Some Children with Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Wearable cardioverter defibrillators ΓÇô vest-like devices that deliver electric shocks to interrupt a dangerous heart rhythm ΓÇô may be a … Read More→
_ Vitamins + Supplements Multivitamins Do Not Promote Cardiovascular Health By Jane Farrell article Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis of … Read More→