Making sense of cholesterol – the good, the bad and the dietary
Sep 16, 2020
It's Cholesterol Education Month, a good time to protect your health by sorting out the sometimes-confusing facts.
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Young immigrant works to eradicate diabetes, health gaps in her Latino community
Sep 15, 2020
Fascinated with the relationship between food and health since childhood, Lorena Melendez-Chavez is putting her nutrition education to work preventing obesity and diabetes in greater Los Angeles.
Psoriasis treatment may reduce risky plaque in heart arteries
Sep 15, 2020
Protein-based biologic therapy for psoriasis may reduce dangerous, rupture-prone plaque in heart arteries, new research shows.
Be aware of how drugs can affect heart rhythms, report says
Sep 15, 2020
A statement from the American Heart Association reminds health care providers to stay alert to the potential for common medications to cause irregular heartbeats.
When it comes to healthy protein, fish is the dish
Sep 14, 2020
Grilled white fish with avocado relish is quick, tasty and good for the heart. (This article was created with financial support from LifeBridge Health.)
Black adults aren't getting right medications for trickiest cases of high blood pressure
Sep 14, 2020
Black adults with so-called resistant hypertension often don't get the right medications or receive counseling about the use of healthy behaviors to lower their blood pressure, according to new research.
A closer look at COVID-19 and heart complications among athletes
Sep 11, 2020
Studying an issue that transcends sports, cardiologists are weighing an update to guidelines and awaiting data from pro leagues that restarted as NFL season kicks off.
Health apps pose privacy risks, but experts offer this advice
Sep 10, 2020
People who use health apps are largely unprotected from having their data passed along to third parties, according to experts.
Looming wave of evictions, housing instability poses threat to health
Sep 10, 2020
In the wake of the pandemic's financial turmoil, millions of people face eviction in the coming months, and studies show it can cause a host of health troubles, from depression to high blood pressure.
More than 1 drink a day could raise blood pressure in adults with diabetes
Sep 9, 2020
The odds of high blood pressure were 62% or higher in people with diabetes who had eight or more alcoholic drinks a week, according to a new study.
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