Canagliflozin Reduces Cardiorenal Biomarkers in T2D
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, canagliflozin reduces the longitudinal trajectory of increase in cardiorenal biomarkers, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Circulation.James L…
Learn MoreAHA News: Promotores Create a Bridge Between Healthier Living and a Growing Hispanic Population
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park.After a promotora, or community health …
Learn MoreAHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked di…
Learn More‘Couch Potato’ Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children need to get up off the sofa and move more, according to a new study that linked childhood sitting time with heart damage in young adulthood. That was true even when the adult’s blood pressure and w…
Learn MoreArterial Stiffness Progression Precedes Cardiac Damage in Teens
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents, arterial stiffness progression precedes worsening structural and functional cardiac damage, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Atherosclerosis.Andrew O. Agbaje, M.D., M.P.H., fro…
Learn MoreSemaglutide Can Cut Prevalence of Obesity, CVD in Eligible U.S. Adults
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide treatment among eligible U.S. adults can reduce the prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy…
Learn MoreAHA News: Los promotores tienden puentes entre vidas más saludables y una creciente población hispana
MARTES, 22 de agosto de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A Patricia Guevara le encanta las actividades con su hija de cinco años, Miranda, especialmente pintar y dibujar, con paseos ocasionales por el parque.Sus vidas se volvieron más activas…
Learn MoreStay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People can help reduce their odds of developing atrial fibrillation or stroke through one piece of standard medical advice: stay fit.According to a new study in 15,000 people, physical fitness was found to ha…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding for at Least Six Months Aids Maternal Cardiovascular Factors
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding for at least six months may reduce some maternal cardiovascular risk factors in women three years postpartum, according to a study published online July 19 in the International Breastfeeding Jour…
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