Tag: heart disease

Top 5 Stress-Related Health Conditions

Engaging in healthy activities, such as regular exercise and nutritious meals, and getting the right care and support, can help...

August 29, 2014

Diabetes Risk Rises to 40%, CDC Says

The risk of developing diabetes has doubled for U.S. males, based on earlier data that tracked 600,000 adults from 1985...

August 18, 2014

Global Leadership Summit, Exercise After Heart Attacks...

The 2014 Global Leadership Summit attracted a crowd of more than 89,000 participants from 108 locations around the world who gathered to hear...

August 15, 2014

Fact Checking 'Dr. Wiki'

A recent study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found that nine out of 10 Wikipedia entries...

July 28, 2014

Stress in the City, Pet Therapy &...

When it comes to modern living, Miami may have it all — plus an unhealthy dose of stress. That’s the...

June 27, 2014

Knowing the Facts About Strokes Can Save...

Even though the risk of dying from a stroke is slowing in the United States as treatments improve and more...

May 16, 2014

Added Sugars Amount to More Heart Risks

Getting too much “added sugar” in your diet can jeopardize your health. It can even increase your risk of dying...

April 8, 2014

Men with 'Low T': Know Your Heart...

The media campaign by drug companies is one factor that is helping drive increased diagnoses of low testosterone. Also fueling...

March 19, 2014

New Stroke Guidelines for Women

To improve awareness among women and physicians, guidelines have been specifically created for the first time to better help prevent...

March 7, 2014

Women: Hypertension’s Dangerous Gender Bias

Pat Chehab, 68, speaks from the heart when she talks about cardiovascular disease.  And she uses her personal medical history...

February 17, 2014

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Coronavirus Roundup: New CDC Data on...

New CDC Study: 71% of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized had Underlying Health Issues Preliminary findings from a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

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Coronavirus concerns are dominating our daily lives. You have questions. Our physicians have answers. Host, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow and his guest, Dr. Kamaljit Kaur address the most frequently asked...

FIU Using 3D Printing to Make...

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Pregnant Women and Coronavirus: Don’t Stress,...

Do pregnant women have more to fear from the coronavirus (COVID-19) than the average, healthy adult? Public health officials and doctors say that there are...