5 easy ways to keep tabs on heart health
Jul 29, 2020
Don't wait until it's too late to start tracking these heart-health numbers.
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Progress slows in preventing early deaths from heart disease
Jul 29, 2020
The decades-long decline in premature heart disease deaths began slowing in 2011, according to research that analyzed county-level data to figure out why.
7 tips for eating healthy at home
Jul 28, 2020
If your eating habits have been disrupted by being at home, you are not alone. Here are tips for heart-healthy eating during the pandemic. (This article was created with financial support from Transamerica.)
New test may predict who develops certain type of heart failure
Jul 28, 2020
People with higher levels of the inflammatory marker GlycA may have a higher risk of developing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a new study shows.
Flu shot may help protect vulnerable hospital patients from heart attack, mini-stroke
Jul 27, 2020
The flu vaccine might protect at-risk hospital patients from heart problems and more, a new study finds.
Controlling diabetes takes on greater urgency during COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 24, 2020
Uncontrolled blood sugar levels place people with diabetes at higher risk for severe COVID-19. Yet many continue to avoid emergency rooms when those levels escalate.
Three generations of women had heart attacks – then she became the fourth
Jul 23, 2020
Like her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Kendel Christoff had a heart attack at a young age.
Genetic testing a tool for families dealing with certain heart diseases
Jul 23, 2020
Some cardiovascular diseases can be inherited, and a new American Heart Association report summarizes the role genetic tests can play.
Enjoy your nap, but be aware of the pros and cons
Jul 22, 2020
A daytime nap can be refreshing and make you more productive, but it also could be a sign of overall sleep problems, which could impact your health.
This 'citizen of the world' empowers herself, then her community
Jul 21, 2020
Only 20, Noun Abdelaziz has testified before the California Senate about healthy school meals and has a job working to destigmatize mental health in underserved communities.
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