Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Attack Alert: Switching To or Away from Daylight Saving Time Can Be Dangerous To Your Health
Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Attack Alert: Switching To or Away from Daylight Saving Time Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Michael Terman, PhD | March 9, 2015

At 2:00 am on Sunday, March 8, 2020, the US officially switches from Standard Time (ST) to Daylight Saving Time…

Guide to Surprising Things That Help—or Harm—Your Heart
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Guide to Surprising Things That Help—or Harm—Your Heart

March 3, 2015

You may think you know everything you need to do to keep your heart strong and healthy. But maybe you…

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous
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Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous

Holly S. Andersen, MD | February 23, 2015

The Hidden Heart Disease Even Doctors Miss It’s hard to imagine that, with all the technology available today, heart disease…

Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease
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Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease

February 12, 2015

You may feel little, if any, pain, stiffness or weakness if you have osteoarthritis. In fact, you may not even…

Lower Your Heart Disease Risk with Testosterone
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Lower Your Heart Disease Risk with Testosterone

January 29, 2015

Low testosterone is considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in men, but doctors have been saying that testosterone replacement…

How Low to Go for Blood Pressure Control

How Low to Go for Blood Pressure Control

January 29, 2015

Many of you in your 60s or older who have been fit and health-conscious may be worried—or aggravated—about what your…

CoQ10 for Your Heart
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CoQ10 for Your Heart

Andrew Rubman, ND | January 13, 2015

Bottom Line/HEALTH: If you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, you’re likely taking CoQ10—and if you’re not, you probably should be.…

6 Dangerous Myths About Your Blood Pressure

6 Dangerous Myths About Your Blood Pressure

Mark C. Houston, MD | January 7, 2015

About one of every three adults in the US has high blood pressure (hypertension). But only about half of these…

Don’t Let Them Drug You for Mild High Blood Pressure

Don’t Let Them Drug You for Mild High Blood Pressure

Stephen A Martin, MD | December 22, 2014

Americans are in agreement. We’re being overmedicated. Whatever the ailment, there's a supposed quick-cure pill to save the day. Although…

Beware of Unnecessary Imaging for Stress Testing
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Beware of Unnecessary Imaging for Stress Testing

Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD | December 17, 2014

If your doctor has been recommending a cardiac stress test, you may know that the process generally involves riding a…

TENS of the Ear May Prevent Heart Disease
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TENS of the Ear May Prevent Heart Disease

Jim Deuchars, PhD | December 11, 2014

We all know that a range of good lifestyle habits promotes a healthy heart—from exercise to stress management to diet…

‘Tis the Season…For Heart Attacks
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‘Tis the Season…For Heart Attacks

Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD | December 3, 2014

How to lower your risk at holiday time... Thanksgiving to New Year’s is the time of year for family…festivities…good eating—and…

Being Neighborly Promotes a Healthy Heart
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Being Neighborly Promotes a Healthy Heart

Eric S. Kim | November 25, 2014

I lived for a time in an urban environment where most people walked, shopped and entertained themselves locally. People often…

Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health
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Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health

Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH | November 24, 2014

If the first thing you do when you're hurting is reach for aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) or…

What You Must Know About Unruptured Brain Aneurysm Removal
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What You Must Know About Unruptured Brain Aneurysm Removal

Seppo Juvela, MD, PhD | October 13, 2014

What if you had some reason for needing a brain scan? Maybe you got shook up in a car accident…