Taking blood pressure meds helps even frailest people live longer
Jun 8, 2020
Consistently taking prescribed blood pressure medications helped both frail and healthy older adults live longer, according to new research.
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The dangers of sleep deprivation
Jun 5, 2020
Getting proper sleep could help prevent serious health problems. (This article was created with financial support from Transamerica.)
Calorie data on menus could generate significant health, economic benefits
Jun 4, 2020
The federal menu labeling law may help diners make better choices and reduce cases of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, a new study finds.
Looking for ways to protect against pandemic PTSD
Jun 2, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, experts are bracing for a wave of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues.
After saving her husband with CPR, she gave birth to their son
Jun 1, 2020
Ashley Goette was 39 weeks pregnant when her husband’s heart stopped early one morning. She helped save him with CPR.
Both blood pressure numbers key to pinpointing heart attack, stroke risk in young adults
Jun 1, 2020
A new study shows how much cardiovascular risk goes up if you have high blood pressure in your 20s and 30s.
Inherited high cholesterol may be common in people with heart disease
May 29, 2020
Familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that causes high LDL cholesterol, affects 1 in 17 people with cardiovascular disease, researchers reported.
Heart disease, diabetes rates higher for American Indians, Alaska Natives
May 28, 2020
Type 2 diabetes affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at three times the rate of their white peers and is linked to high rates of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report.
How bacteria in your gut interact with the mind and body
May 28, 2020
Researchers are learning about links between the microbes in your gut and mental conditions such as depression and anxiety.
Altitude? Exhaustion? Then, she remembered the Elizabeth Banks video
May 27, 2020
Stacey Bailey remembered the heart attack lessons of an Elizabeth Banks video just in time to save her life.
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