AHA News: Air Pollution Exposure May Cause Heart Attack Within an Hour
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines – may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found…
Learn MoreAHA News: Overworked Single Mom Collapsed at Work and Wound Up With a New Heart
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In her late 40s, Alicia Wilson had a hectic schedule. She had a full-time job administering contracts, was a single mom of a busy high schooler, and had decided to take on the challenge of …
Learn MoreAHA News: The Challenges of Studying Marijuana’s Effects on the Heart and Brain
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Over the past decade, marijuana use, both recreational and medicinal, has grown as state governments across the U.S. have legalized its use. But while it might be legal for adults to light…
Learn MoreAHA News: Don’t Go Bananas – But Maybe Eat One
WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — On the screen, bananas are a menace. Just ask Charlie Chaplin, Bugs Bunny or anyone who’s played Mario Kart.In your diet, though, bananas can be a boon. Experts have a bunch of reasons to …
Learn MoreAHA News: For 27 Years, Organ Donation Has Been Boosted by ‘The Nicholas Effect’
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Nicholas Green should’ve turned 35 this year.Instead, a random act of violence claimed his life while he was on vacation with his family in Italy more than 27 years ago. The story captivated…
Learn MoreAHA News: Decades-Long Heart Study Shows Longer Lives, Lower Cardiovascular Risks
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People taking part in the historic Framingham Heart Study are living longer and with less risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from coronary heart disease, according to a new analys…
Learn MoreAHA News: Future of COVID-19 Vaccines Brings High Hopes, Familiar Obstacles
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Looking back on a year since most people in the United States became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts can celebrate a technological triumph while acknowledging unresolved chal…
Learn MoreAHA News: At 38, She Had Two Strokes in One Day
THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Even though her neck was throbbing, Saundra Minge invited her 7-year-old nephew and 3-year-old niece over for a Labor Day swim. She chalked up the pain to sleeping funny and thought it woul…
Learn MoreAHA News: Connecting Health, Pollution and Fairness – That’s Environmental Justice
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn’t have a name. It didn’t have much support, either.A few years after the first Earth Day, a young sociologist named Robert Bullard …
Learn MoreAHA News: La conexión entre la salud, la contaminación y la equidad; eso es la justicia ambiental
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de abril de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Al principio, la idea de la justicia ambiental no tenía un nombre. Tampoco contaba con mucho apoyo.Unos años después del Día de la Tierra, un sociólogo joven llamado Robert Bullard re…
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