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Surprising Foods That Lower Your Blood Pressure

Surprising Foods That Lower Your Blood Pressure

Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND | May 19, 2018

Controlling blood pressure takes more than a daily banana. Fortunately, there are a variety of delicious foods you may never think of. Read on…

Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?
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Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?

April 26, 2018

Quiz: When does chest pain signal a heart attack versus heartburn or something else? Take this quiz and find out!

The Ultimate Exercise Rx for Peripheral Artery Disease
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The Ultimate Exercise Rx for Peripheral Artery Disease

Neel P. Chokshi, MD, MBA | March 12, 2018

Walking hurts when you've got peripheral artery disease. The good news is, the right exercise can help—a lot. Read on.

Don’t Let the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Fool You—or Your Doctor

Don’t Let the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Fool You—or Your Doctor

H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH | February 20, 2018

New guidelines mean that 103 million American adults now have high blood pressure. That could be a recipe for over-treatment.

Total Cholesterol Over 200? You May Not Need a Statin.
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Total Cholesterol Over 200? You May Not Need a Statin.

Suzanne Steinbaum | January 30, 2018

The subject of statins and cholesterol is a super-complicated one. And your doctor probably doesn't have time for super-complicated. In-a-rush…

What the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Mean for You

What the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Mean for You

Samuel J. Mann, MD | January 15, 2018

New blood pressure guidelines mean more people qualify for hypertension diagnosis. Here's what that means for you...

How to Survive A Heart Attack
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How to Survive A Heart Attack

Gregory S. Thomas, MD, MPH | April 4, 2017

Every year, about 750,000 Americans have a heart attack. Even though advances in emergency care and cardiology have greatly improved…

Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs
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Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs

Barbara S. Wiggins, PharmD | February 13, 2017

If you’re taking a statin drug to help reduce your risk for heart attack or stroke, you wouldn’t expect it…

Fainting: How to Tell When It’s Dangerous
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Fainting: How to Tell When It’s Dangerous

Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, MBBS, CCFP-EM, MSc | October 13, 2016

Fainting can be a frightening experience—especially if you don’t know what’s caused it. In most cases, it’s something harmless. But…

Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?
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Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?

Mark J. Alberts, MD | August 15, 2016

Up to one in four people aren’t getting the expected heart benefits… For millions of Americans, popping one or two…

The Best Way to Reverse AFib (It’s Not Drugs or Surgery)
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The Best Way to Reverse AFib (It’s Not Drugs or Surgery)

Prashanthan Sanders | July 22, 2016

If you’re diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, commonly known as AFib—a chronic condition that creates abnormal heart rhythms, increasing the risk…

Tart Cherry Juice Lowers Blood Pressure

Tart Cherry Juice Lowers Blood Pressure

May 19, 2016

Tart Montmorency cherries and their juice, already a popular natural remedy for gout, sore muscles and insomnia, may be good…

Forget “Bad” Cholesterol. Here’s the Number You Should Really Worry About
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Forget “Bad” Cholesterol. Here’s the Number You Should Really Worry About

Stephen T. Sinatra, MD | March 28, 2016

Old habits die hard. For several decades, doctors have focused on low-density liprotein (LDL), the so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a…

7 Little Ways to Keep Your Blood Pressure Low All Day Long

7 Little Ways to Keep Your Blood Pressure Low All Day Long

Samuel J. Mann, MD | March 10, 2016

Whether your blood pressure is normal, borderline or high, you probably think of it as a Big Number. If it’s…

Shake It Up, Baby: How to Vibrate Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure

Shake It Up, Baby: How to Vibrate Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure

March 7, 2016

“Jiggle” machines to lose weight—those belts that vibrate around your middle while you just stand there—go back to the 19th…