Heart Health
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Two Heart Attacks in My Twenties: A Survivor’s Story
Women of all ages and races are flying through the risky, turbulent air of heart disease, but only half of us know it.
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The Surprising Symptom That Could Signal a Heart Attack in Women
Chest pain isn’t the only thing you need to consider.
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Caffeine Won't Make Your Heart Skip a Beat
Contrary to previous evidence that caffeine may cause heart palpitations that can lead to heart failure, stroke, and death, new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests the claim is, well, rubbish.
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"The Heart-Health Wakeup Call That Saved My Life"
Three survivors share how a serious heart-health scare led them to change their lives.
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High-Rise Dwellers More Likely to Die of Heart Attack
According to new research, people are twice as likely to survive a heart attack if they live below the third floor than above it.
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Optimism is Good For Your Heart, But Gratitude, Not So Much
After surviving a heart attack or severe blockage of blood flow to the heart, optimistic people are more likely to make healthy lifestyle changes and less likely to end up back in the hospital, a U.S. study suggests. Optimism was linked to an 8 percent lower risk of repeat hospitalizations in the six months after one of these serious events, known as acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Gratitude, however, didn’t appear to make a meaningful difference in these outcomes during this crucial six-month
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Small Changes Can Boost Heart Health—But Doctors Don't Believe Their Patients Will Make the Effort
Is your doctor getting in the way of your good health? These findings, which are published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, indicate that behavioral treatments—such as individual counseling or group training to improve nutrition or physical activity, reduce or stop smoking or adhere to a drug treatment plan—are often disregarded by medical professionals, due to their belief that change is “too difficult” their patients. The investigators conducted a review of large-budget studies funded b
