If you’re just a weekend runner, better think twice about signing up for that grueling race. Researchers say that full marathons (26.2 miles) may significantly raise concentrations of several biomarkers of stress in the heart. The study appeared in Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association. The strain on the heart muscle is much greater… Continue reading Marathon Runners and Heart Problems
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Caregivers Face Strain When Heart Patients Get Assistive Device
When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem to suffer, too – at least initially, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. In a study of 50… Continue reading Caregivers Face Strain When Heart Patients Get Assistive Device
It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
Meant to get vaccinated in the fall to ward off the flu, but somehow didn’t get around to it? Think it’s too late to get vaccinated now? Not so. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), vaccinations can be protective as long as flu viruses are circulating. And although seasonal flu outbreaks can happen… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot