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Heart Care News - Hub Page
With so many new developments in the field of cardiovascular medicine happening every day, it is important for you and your family to keep abreast of the latest healthcare news.
Here, you will find the latest healthcare news and information as it relates to the many different types of heart disease, prevention, treatments, and research. For more information, always consult your physician.
January 2010 - Heart Care Online NewsHeart Disease: Few Americans Are Out of Danger When it comes to the factors that put people at greatest risk for heart disease, few Americans today can say that they are in the clear. |
December 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsFor Your Heart's Sake, Get a Flu Shot In an article published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers report that deaths from heart disease and heart attack are higher during flu season. But getting a flu shot may help lower the risk of dying from heart disease or having a heart attack. |
November 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsNo Amount of Cigarettes Is Safe for Your Heart Research has shown that smoking cigarettes, as well as being exposed to secondhand smoke, raises risk for heart disease. But what is the difference in the effect of a little versus a lot of smoke? |
October 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsBoost Your Health with Active Commuting If you're tired of sitting in rush hour traffic, a new study offers motivation to pedal or walk your way to work instead. |
September 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsVeggies and Grains Help Lower Blood Pressure In the medical journal Circulation, researchers report a way to help lower blood pressure, and it may be as easy as eating more vegetables and grains.. |
August 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsTime Widens for Giving Clot-Busting Drug for Stroke An advisory committee of the American Stroke Association/American Heart Association has issued a recommendation that the window of time for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy be opened much wider. The advisory appears in the medical journal Stroke. |
July 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsHeart Failure Creates Needs for Patient and Caregiver People with heart failure, and those who care for them, want more attention paid to their psychological needs, a new study finds. |
June 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsProtect Heart with Low Blood Pressure and Cholesterol The tightest control of the major risk factors for heart disease seems to provide the greatest protection against cardiovascular problems, says a study reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
May 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsAbnormal Heart Rhythm May Be Predicted By Risk Score Weighing a combination of risk factors could help doctors predict which patients are the most likely to develop atrial fibrillation, says a study reported in the medical journal Lancet. |
April 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsEchocardiography a Valuable View of the Heart The advanced imaging technique called contrast echocardiography can have a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of people hospitalized with heart disease, says a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
March 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsArteries May Clear of Calcium Deposits with Extra Sleep A good night's sleep may be just what your arteries need, says a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
February 2009 - Heart Care Online NewsHeart Health Includes Vitamin D A lack of vitamin D, which is absorbed primarily through exposure to sunlight, helps boost the risk of heart attacks and strokes, new research finds. |
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