_ prescription medicines Vitamins + Supplements Mixing Medications and Dietary Supplements Can Endanger Your Health By article When you take prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications, do you take also a vitamin, mineral, or other dietary supplements? Have … Read More→
Cancer Treatment and the Heart By blog Cancer treatments can have a significant impact on your heart, ranging from weakening of the heart muscle to heart attacks […]
_ Foot Care The Feet Don't Lie - Top 10 Things Feet Can Say About Health By article Many people donΓÇÖt visit a podiatrist unless they have a foot problem, but there are several conditions and health signs … Read More→
Heart Health Medical Research Women's Health and Wellness Women's Heart Disease Should Be a Research Priority By article The latest gender-specific research on heart disease continues to show differences between women and men, yet gaps remain in how … Read More→
Know the Heart Attack Symptoms in Women By blog The medical community has placed a great deal of emphasis on heart health, from preventive measures such as exercise and […]
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Sleep Health Why Are The Holidays So Hazardous To Our Health? By Jane Farrell article ItΓÇÖs a sad statistical fact: The holidays, from Christmas to New YearΓÇÖs, are a treacherous time when it comes to … Read More→
_ Four Tips for Healthier Bones and Teeth By article By Jean-Max Jean-Pierre DDS When people think of aging bones, they usually imagine breaks and sprains. But did you know … Read More→
_ Heart Health Stroke Life after Heart Attack and Stroke By Jane Farrell article Increasing numbers of people are surviving heart attacks and stroke, but they may suffer a sharper, decline in physical abilities … Read More→
_ Heart Health A Genetic Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Researchers have discovered possible genetic links between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The two conditions have long been known … Read More→
_ Alternative Health Hepatitis C and "Natural" Treatments By Jane Farrell article Approximately 3.2 million people in the U.S. suffer from Hepatitis C, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), … Read More→
HRT and Your Heart: Friends At Last By blog Menopause is not for weaklings. Dealing with symptoms is at the top of the list, especially with hormones sending you […]
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse A Possible Treatment for Binge Drinking By Jane Farrell article Scientists have discovered profound changes in proteins that could lead to treatment for alcohol-related liver diseases. The researchers, from the … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health The Newest Treatments for Psoriasis By Jane Farrell article People who suffer from psoriasis know how aggravating it can be, but treatments for the persistent skin condition are improving. … Read More→
_ Stroke ThirdAge Health Close-Up: ΓÇ£I Felt Like I Was Buried AliveΓÇ¥ By Sondra Forsyth article As told to Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW On October 17, 2010 shortly after her 49th birthday Allison OΓÇÖReilly didnΓÇÖt feel like herself. The McLean, Virginia author of Out of Darkness explains, ΓÇ£My left arm hurt all day. I took Advil. That night the room started spinning, my ears were ringing, and I felt really sick.ΓÇ¥
_ Medical Care Update on Telehealth By Sondra Forsyth article By Miles E. Drake, Jr., MD ΓÇ£TelehealthΓÇ¥ or ΓÇ£telemedicineΓÇ¥ have been used more or less interchangeably over the past 50 years to describe the provision of health care services and exchange of health information by electronic means. The initial concept of telephonic and later computer-based medical interaction and education was defined by the Institute of Medicine as ΓÇ£the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates participantsΓÇ¥.
_ Heart Health Potassium May Save Lives for Heart Patients on Diuretics By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking prescription potassium supplements together with loop diuretics for heart failure have better survival rates than patients taking diuretics without the potassium. The degree of benefit increases with higher diuretic doses. The team, including senior author Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology in PennΓÇÖs Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), report their findings in a study published online July 16th 2014 in PLoS ONE.
_ Heart Health Cheaper & Better Drug for Heart Attack Procedure By Sondra Forsyth article A study done in the UK and published in The Lancet on July 4th 2014 compares outcomes for two drugs used to prevent blood clot formation during emergency heart attack treatment. The study suggests that use of one of the drugs, heparin, could result in improved outcomes such as a reduced rate of repeat heart attacks, compared to the other drug tested, bivalirudin, which is in widespread use in high-income countries and is around 400 times more expensive than heparin.
_ Heart Health For Women, Improving Accuracy of Heart Disease Diagnosis By Sondra Forsyth article Diagnosing coronary heart disease in women has become more accurate through gender-specific research that clarifies the role of both obstructive and non-obstructive coronary artery disease as contributors to ischemic heart disease in females, according to a statement published in June 2014 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.