AHA News: Since Her Stroke, Her Southern Drawl Turned Into a Foreign Accent
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Most people Pamela Anderson Bowen meets wonder about her accent. Sometimes they try to guess the origin. Maybe Russia? What about Sweden? “I’m from here,” the North Carolina resident will answer. Then she waits for the inevitable follow-up question about where she […]
AHA News: New York Woman Who Saved Husband’s Life Inspires Others to Learn CPR
Latest Heart News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Lisa Wiles was in the kitchen prepping dinner in April 2020 when she heard her husband, Dan, shout an expletive from the other room. She figured it was a reaction to the news. Still, she […]
AHA News: Native People Find Support, ‘Sacred Space’ Through This Nonprofit’s Work
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and with no place to live, Jeff Sari found refuge at a community organization in Seattle that offered more than just a bed and hot meals. Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit focused on supporting American Indian […]
AHA News: New Genetic Tech Can Fight Inherited Heart Disease – And Families Can, Too
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Understanding your risk of heart disease can be as cutting-edge as the latest advances in genetic science – or as down-to-earth as a conversation with grandma. For inherited heart disease specialists, those factors overlap. Families can share a risk for several forms […]
AHA News: Son’s Scary Heart Defect Led Couple to Help Other Parents
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Linda and Clint Pilkinton had a healthy toddler when Linda got pregnant with their second child. They were eager to give Charlie a baby brother. The first trimester of her pregnancy proceeded much like it did with Charlie. Then came the standard […]
AHA News: Wildfires Can Cause Mental Health Damage That Smolders Years After the Flames Go Out
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Melissa Geissinger didn’t believe she was in danger. But when the cat at the foot of her bed lifted its head to sniff the air, she felt her first stab of worry. She stepped outside her home in Santa Rosa, California, […]
Flu-Like Symptoms Actually Were Signs of a Heart Attack – Her First of Two
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Between her nausea, chills and profuse sweating, Liz Johnson thought she was coming down with the flu. The seventh-grade math teacher struggled through the rest of her 90-minute teaching block before heading to her home in North Lima, Ohio. Her husband, Steve, […]
Schizotypal Personality Disorder Treatment, Symptoms & Causes
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Treatment Revision. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Association, 2000. Anglin, D.M., C.M. Corcoran, A.S. Brown, et al. “Early cannabis use and schizotypal personality disorder […]
Schizotypal Personality Disorder Treatment, Symptoms & Causes
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2013. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Treatment Revision. Arlington, Virginia: American Psychiatric Association, 2000. Anglin, D.M., C.M. Corcoran, A.S. Brown, et al. “Early cannabis use and schizotypal personality disorder […]
AHA News: Dementia Can Complicate Heart Recovery and Treatment
Latest Alzheimer’s News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Dementia is a thief. It steals a person’s memory, their ability to reason, to live independently. As people age and face more medical challenges, it also robs them of something even more basic to survival – the ability to participate in their […]