Sex and Heart Disease
Like most everybody else, people with heart disease spend a lot of time thinking about sex. But if your heart’s in trouble, those thoughts can turn dark. You may worry that sex could finish you off. You may also wonder what happened to your desire. If…
Learn MoreLas ruedas de tren liberan metales ‘ultrafinos’ malsanos en el aire del metro
JUEVES, 15 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La contaminación atmosférica asola al sistema de metro más antiguo del mundo: encuentran unos niveles altos de minúsculas partículas de metal en las muestras de polvo del metro de Londres.Los investi…
Learn MoreAHA News: Why a Sportswriter’s Sudden Death Should Lead You to Ask About Your Own Family History
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The sudden death of celebrated sportswriter Grant Wahl at a World Cup match in Qatar last week shocked those who knew him – and of him. He had just turned 49 and seemed healthy, aside from rec…
Learn MoreAHA News: He Used to Hike Mountains. A Stroke Left Him Learning to Walk Again.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Samuelian recently got back from a hike in Yosemite National Park.A few years ago, the 52-year-old couldn’t walk down the hallway of his home in Fresno, California, without help.Richar…
Learn MoreShoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As yet another winter blizzard barrels down on the U.S. East Coast, the the American Heart Association (AHA) is cautioning people to take care when shoveling snow, since the exertion and the cold can cause se…
Learn MoreTrain Wheels Send Unhealthy, ‘Ultrafine’ Metals Into Subway Air
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution is plaguing the world’s oldest subway system, a new study warns, with high levels of tiny metal particles found in dust samples throughout the London Underground.Whether these particles actuall…
Learn MorePsychosocial Stress Tied to Higher Risk for Acute Stroke
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Self-reported psychosocial stress is associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open.Catriona Reddin, from National University of Ireland Galwa…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Lower-Extremity Varicose Veins
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, and American Vein and Lymphatic Society, and published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Ve…
Learn MoreAHA News: Soccer Helps These Doctors Stay on Top of Their Game
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When Dr. Arianna Heyer left medical school in Philadelphia for an internal medicine residency in Miami, she found herself working constantly, with little time or opportunity to take care of …
Learn MoreHay 5 veces más probabilidades de un tipo de taquicardia con la COVID que con la vacuna contra la COVID
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación reveló un vínculo entre un síndrome cardiaco menos conocido y la infección con la COVID, y se observó un vínculo mucho más pequeño entre la afección y la vacunación contra la …
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