All of us have heard the wondrous things that fish oils can do for optimizing your health. Found in large quantities in fish – as …
Heart Disease
Sex After a Heart Attack
People with a history of heart attack need to make many adjustments in their lives, as this condition often requires significant changes pertaining to activity …
Non-Stick Cookware Chemical Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a manmade chemical commonly used in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, polishes and lubricants, paper and textile coatings, food packaging materials …
Want to Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke? Drink Soft Drinks
Most of us are aware by now that drinking sugary soft drinks can make us fat. Did you know that they can also lead to …
Can Music Lower Your Blood Pressure?
Researchers at the University of Arizona recently set out to prove or disprove the old adage, “Music can soothe the savage heart.” They measured blood …
High Blood Pressure More Likely to Go Undiagnosed in Young Adults
You’re still young, in your late teens or early twenties. And you feel healthy, with no obvious symptoms of any disease. Nevertheless, because you’re an …
Hopeful Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Strokes
Stroke kills more people worldwide every year than any other disease or condition except heart disease. According to the World Health Organization, it accounts for …
More Good News About Stroke Treatment and Prevention
Following up on a previous article (Hopeful Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Strokes), here is more information on the progress being made in …
Would You Recognize the Signs of a Stroke?
Although stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and although over 140,000 die from stroke each year, the charitable organization …