March Madness also time to honor mom's love of tournament
Mar 20, 2019
Jeff Logan started Pat's Picks – a fun college basketball tournament pick'em – to honor his late mother, who died from complications from aortic dissection surgery.
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Family adopts three children with three different heart conditions
Mar 20, 2019
While many American families adopt children from China, even multiple children, there's more to the Fussell family. Each of the three children they adopted had a heart condition.
Emphysema may increase risk of ruptured aneurysms
Mar 19, 2019
Older adults with emphysema may face a higher risk of bleeding strokes and ruptured aortic aneurysms, a new study finds.
Former college sprinter let her weight, BP and cholesterol soar. Then she did something about it.
Mar 18, 2019
Tina Johnson went from college sprinter to being overweight and having high blood pressure and cholesterol. She's rebounded using what new prevention guidelines suggest are keys to healthy life – and she's showing others how to do it, too.
Avoid daily aspirin unless your doctor prescribes it, new guidelines advise
Mar 18, 2019
Heart-related benefits of aspirin are offset by the risk for bleeding, prompting new recommendations that could upend widely held practice for many healthy people.
New guidelines: Healthy lifestyle, managing risks are key to preventing heart attack, stroke
Mar 17, 2019
New science-based guidelines say the most important way to prevent heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular problems is to maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage cholesterol and blood pressure.
Overweight kids at higher risk for blood clots as adults
Mar 15, 2019
Adults who were overweight as kids appear to have an increased risk for potentially life-threatening blood clots in the legs or lungs, a new study finds.
Two young moms bond over heart failure, transplant experiences
Mar 14, 2019
Sarah Bradley felt alone after being diagnosed with a rare condition that would require a heart transplant. Then she got a social media message from Amanda Gabaldon, who had the same condition.
Being a black woman in your 50s may be a dangerous mix for stroke risk
Mar 14, 2019
Black women in their 50s face a higher risk of stroke compared to their white counterparts, a new study suggests.
Dramatic rise of e-cigarettes and new tobacco products poses major public health concern
Mar 13, 2019
A new generation of tobacco products threatens to addict a new generation of users to nicotine, a report warns.
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