What parents can do to protect kids from heart disease
Aug 4, 2022
Risk factors for heart disease are easier to prevent than they are to reverse, which means parents who want to protect their kids' hearts should start now.
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Are you taking blood pressure in both arms? You should, study finds
Aug 3, 2022
Measuring blood pressure in both arms and using the higher reading is a more accurate way to diagnose hypertension and assess cardiovascular risk, a new study suggests.
Born with a heart defect, 13-year-old now thrives at dance
Aug 2, 2022
Anthony Lydon of Pennsylvania had three operations and has a pacemaker. He's proof to others born with a compromised heart that they can still lead active lives.
Chemicals produced in the gut after eating red meat may contribute to heart disease risk
Aug 1, 2022
Chemicals made by gut microbes in the digestive tract after eating red meat may contribute to the higher cardiovascular risk associated with eating these foods, new research suggests.
Research captures unfolding cardiovascular toll from meth use
Aug 1, 2022
A large new study of California hospital patients suggests methamphetamine use may be as big a risk to heart health as alcohol misuse and cocaine use.
At 15, she knew heart disease lurked in her genes. At 37, it caught up to this mom.
Jul 29, 2022
For years, Katie Moegenberg of Suffolk, Virginia, had been told her symptoms were caused by anxiety – until she needed emergency open-heart surgery.
Fresh or frozen, wild or cultivated? What to know about blueberries and health
Jul 28, 2022
Thanks in part to micronutrients called polyphenols, blueberries have an angelic reputation. Do any devils lurk in the details?
In people with PAD, walking at uncomfortable pace may improve mobility
Jul 27, 2022
New research in people with peripheral artery disease finds walking for exercise at a pace that induces pain may lead to greater mobility rewards than walking at a more comfortable pace.
Study of sleep in older adults suggests nixing naps, striving for 7-9 hours a night
Jul 26, 2022
Getting too much or too little sleep, napping and poor sleep patterns may raise the risk for heart disease and stroke in older adults, research finds.
She was being treated for her lungs, but the problem was her heart
Jul 25, 2022
Maria Philippon of Orange County, California, had been sick for a year before a specialist figured out she had heart failure, leading to open-heart surgery.
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