In medicine cabinets across America, especially where seniors reside, there will always be that familiar bottle of aspirin. It may be there because it is a part of the regular line-up of over-the- counter medications, taken as needed, or the family physician may have prescribed a daily low dosage aspirin regimen to prevent heart attacks …
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease is the leading cause of cause of death of women in the United States. Yet, it is still widely considered to be a ‘man’s disease” and because the symptoms in men and women are often different, many women …
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In a study conducted on middle-aged firemen by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and published in the February 15, 2018 issue of the journal, JAMA Network Open; it was reported that “those (men) who could do more than 40 pushups in a row had a 96% lower risk of being …
The adage, “you are what you eat,” is true. The condition of your body is a direct result of the type of food that you consume. Keeping your cardiovascular system healthy is critical to a long and healthy life. Trading high fat, sugar, and sodium diets for a heart healthy diet, rich in fruits and …
A new Rutgers University study, recently published in the journal, Blood Pressure, rings the alarm that extremely high blood pressure, often classified as hypertensive emergencies, the type that can lead to strokes, heart attacks, and acute kidney damage, are five times more likely to occur in African-American, inner-city populations, than in any other group in …