American Heart Association: Dementia, hypertension strongly linked There’s a strong association between high blood pressure and brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced in a statement published Monday on its website and in the AHA journal Hypertension.
Smoking can irreversibly harm DNA, study finds Smoking may permanently damage DNA—an effect that could lead to the proliferation of life-threatening, smoking-related illnesses, according to a study published Tuesday in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.
31M Americans at greater risk of chronic disease due to physical inactivity About one in four Americans ages 50 and older don’t regularly exercise, leaving them at a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, a study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests.
Woman told to terminate pregnancy after heart attack conceives healthy child After giving birth on Sept. 18, 2011, Jara Herron was basking in the joy of motherhood, but 10 days afterward, as she went to pick up her newborn for nursing, a heavy weight overcame her chest, her left arm went numb, she vomited and, after screaming for help, everything went black.
5M Americans at higher risk of death from improper use of blood pressure meds Seven out of every 10 Americans ages 65 and older have high blood pressure, but nearly half aren’t taking their blood pressure medications correctly— and that’s leaving them at a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Tuesday.
Many women (and docs) are in the dark on No. 1 killer ― heart disease Can you name the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S.? Nearly half of women can't, a new study finds — and that's a problem, researchers say.
Emergency worker suffers heart attack while responding to teens' fatal head-on collision An emergency worker is expected to survive after suffering a heart attack while responding to a head-on collision in Idaho that killed two teen siblings and a 70-year-old man.
Does telling patients of possible side effects make them more likely? Patients who are told their medication can have certain side effects may report these symptoms more often than patients who aren't aware their treatment carries these risks, a study of popular cholesterol pills suggests.
Celiac disease symptoms more likely to resolve in children In response to a strict gluten-free diet, celiac disease symptoms are more likely to go away in children than in adults, researchers say.
