‘Moderate’ Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
Latest Heart News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) Here’s a reason to not feel guilty about drinking a glass of wine every evening: A new study suggests that people who drink moderately may have lower risks for both heart attack and stroke than teetotalers — even when […]
AHA News: Determined to Ignore the Warning Signs, He’s Put That Same Determination Into Heart Attack
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Last summer, Don Teigen noticed he lacked his usual energy. His ankles swelled so much they felt like cement blocks. Then there was his labored breathing. On walks with his wife, Julie, she usually struggled to keep up with him. Now, it […]
AHA News: 7-Day-Old’s Skin Felt Cold, She Wouldn’t Eat and Cried in Agony. It Was Her Heart.
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Throughout Laney Lyon’s 1-week birthday, small signs indicated something was wrong. She wasn’t eating as much as usual. Her color seemed off. Her mom suspected jaundice and held Laney in the sun when she could. By evening, Laney was unable to latch […]
Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Study
Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Eating beef, lamb, pork and processed meats spells trouble for your heart, and the more you eat, the worse it gets, new research warns. The meta-analysis — an overview of data from a large number of studies — included more than 1.4 million people […]
AHA News: Diabetes and Dementia Risk: Another Good Reason to Keep Blood Sugar in Check
Latest Diabetes News WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) There are many reasons to avoid getting diabetes, or to keep it controlled if you already have it: Higher risks for heart disease, stroke and for having a foot or leg amputation. But here’s another one: It’s a major risk factor for […]
AHA News: Retired Entertainer Thought She Slept Awkwardly. It Was a Stroke.
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Sharon Murff began her 58th birthday before dawn with a clicking sound in her head. She didn’t feel any pain. Yet when she looked in the mirror, the left side of her face seemed distorted. “I didn’t recognize myself,” she said. “I […]
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR?
Clinicians agreed on the need for an overhaul of the heart failure guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) titration process during a debate on a different question: whether patients with functional mitral regurgitation (MR) should exhaust all options before they try transcatheter repair. JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, asserted that taking appropriate […]
AHA News: Pregnant Mom’s Diet May Influence Baby’s Cardiovascular Health
Latest Pregnancy News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) A pregnant woman’s diet and other lifestyle factors may change how her baby’s genes work in a way that can affect the child’s cardiovascular health by age 8 or 9, new research has found. Nearly […]
Coffee Won’t Upset Your Heartbeat. It Might Even Calm It – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 For decades, doctors have warned folks suffering from heart rhythm problems to avoid coffee, out of concern that a caffeine jolt might prompt a herky-jerky heartbeat. But a large new study has found that most people can enjoy their morning joe […]
U.S. Life Expectancy Takes Big Hit From COVID
Substantial decreases in mortality in 2020 from the usual big killers, including cancer, heart disease, and chronic lung diseases, ended up swamped by deaths from COVID-19, researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) confirmed. Overall life expectancy in the U.S. declined 1.5 years in 2020 versus 2019, from 78.8 to 77.3 — by […]