February 27, 2020 by John Fernandez
‘Silent’ Heart Attacks: Vital Facts on...
Nearly half of all heart attacks may be “silent” – occurring without...
Stroke vs. Aneurysm: Different Symptoms, Treatments (Video)
A stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that can be triggered by two different events: ischemia, referring to an ischemic stroke which happens when a...
May 30, 2018 / 4 min read
Weight-Loss Surgery’s Vital Link to Diet, Nutrition
Obesity remains at epidemic levels among U.S. adults and it’s a growing concern with children as well. Since the early 1990s, weight-loss surgery — or...
May 29, 2018 / 2 min read
AFib and Strokes: You Could Be At...
A racing, pounding heartbeat that can hit for no apparent reason should never be ignored. And it can be especially serious when the accelerated or...
May 23, 2018 / 3 min read
New 24-Hour Stroke Protocol Treats More At-Risk...
A new protocol for treating patients with the most common type of stroke – the type triggered by a blood clot that reduces or stops...
May 21, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Insect-Borne Disease, Living Longer and Depression
Diseases From Mosquito, Flea and Tick Bites Have Tripled in U.S., CDC Says Cases of diseases in the U.S. contracted by mosquito, tick or flea...
May 4, 2018 / 4 min read
‘White Coat Hypertension’ Should Be Taken More...
Do you get nervous when your blood pressure is taken at the doctor’s office? If you do and your blood pressure surges above a normal...
April 23, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Diabetes Screening, Caffeine and Statin Use
Screening Guidelines May Miss Half of Diabetic, Prediabetic Patients, Study Says A national government panel of healthcare experts recommends that physicians screen patients for dysglycemia...
April 20, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Heart & Exercise, Dementia Risk, and...
Being Fit, Active Benefits Even Those With Family History of Heart Disease Exercise is good for your heart and preventing chronic disease. That’s a well...
April 13, 2018 / 4 min read
How Depression Impacts People With Heart Disease
About one out of every five people with heart disease suffers from depression. And those with both conditions are more likely to likely to be...
April 12, 2018 / 2 min read
Heart Attack Symptoms: ‘I had the Wrong...
One day five years ago, Beatriz Martinez remembers that she felt symptoms she had never experienced before, including shortness of breath, dizziness and a pain...
April 9, 2018 / 2 min read
