As brain problems increase, experts offer advice to keep yours healthy
Sep 7, 2017
While statistics show increasing risk for dementia and mental decline, some relatively simple actions may actually keep your brain healthy.
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Putting all of her heart into rugged sports before 'American Ninja Warrior' tryout
Jul 11, 2017
American Ninja Warrior, you’ve been warned: Molly Hemphill is coming after you. She’s extremely fit, courageous and indomitable. She also has a congenital heart defect.
Saturated fats: Why all the hubbub over coconuts?
Jun 21, 2017
Coconut oil, with its sweet smell of the tropics and its purported claims to cure what ails you, is everywhere. Chatter spiked even more recently, after a new science advisory from the American Heart Association recommended against ingesting coconut oil.
Advisory: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat could lower cardiovascular risks
Jun 15, 2017
Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat in the diet lowers cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, according to an American Heart Association advisory issued Thursday.
Statins lower heart attack, stroke risk in people at average risk
May 12, 2017
Millions more people worldwide may benefit from cholesterol-lowering statins after a global study showed the drugs help reduce heart attacks and strokes in people at moderate risk.
Survey: 1 in 3 adults may have had warning stroke, but most didn’t seek help
May 1, 2017
A third of U.S. adults have had symptoms consistent with a mini-stroke, but nearly no one – only 3 percent – called 911 for help, a survey released Monday shows.
A diet soda a day might affect dementia risk, study suggest
Apr 20, 2017
One or more artificially sweetened drinks a day was associated with higher risk of stroke and dementia, a new study suggests.
Revolution drummer Bobby Z. had a heart attack soon after bidding farewell to Prince
Mar 27, 2017
In September, Bobby Z. bid an emotional farewell to his former bandmate Prince at First Avenue, the legendary Minneapolis nightclub where the two musicians performed in the 1984 movie Purple Rain. Two months later, Bobby came all-too close to becoming the subject of a memorial concert himself.
Study: AFib patients may be able to stop blood thinners after ablation
Mar 17, 2017
Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation who are successfully treated with ablation may no longer need blood thinners, a new study shows.
Better valve, better procedure among new guidelines for heart valve disease
Mar 15, 2017
A new, less invasive approach for replacing malfunctioning heart valves is now recommended for certain patients, and younger patients can now receive natural tissue valves instead of mechanical ones, according to new treatment guidelines.
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