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What’s Your Heart Age?

| September 29, 2015 Comment

What’s Your Heart Age? Your heart may be older than you are! Here’s how you can find out! As part of the Framingham Heart Study, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Boston University have come up with a calculator that uses your actual age, systolic blood pressure, body-mass index (BMI), and other factors to […]

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Your Birth Month May Affect Your Health

| June 9, 2015 Comment

Your Birth Month May Affect Your Health – The month you were born may now help doctors identify what diseases you might be at risk for. Columbia University researchers, led by Nicholas Tatonetti, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Columbia’s Data Science Institute, came up with a […]

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Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart – Heart disease and depression often go hand in hand. Long-term studies have found that people with depression have a significantly higher risk of subsequent heart disease, and vice versa. Recent research shows the link happens at an early age and is probably caused by chronic inflammation. A […]

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First-ever 3D Human Heart Simulator May Lead to Better Treatments

First-ever 3D Human Heart Simulator May Lead to Better Treatments

| May 21, 2015 Comment

First-ever 3D Human Heart Simulator May Lead to Better Treatments – A French company better known for designing aircraft systems announced Wednesday that, on May 29, it will release the world’s first commercially available, scientifically accurate, simulated 3-dimensional model of a whole, healthy heart. The model may, with fine-tuning and additional development, help to revolutionize […]

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Feeling Young Might Mean a Longer Life Span

Feeling Young Might Mean a Longer Life Span

| December 16, 2014 Comment

Feeling Young Might Mean a Longer Life Span – A study published in JAMA shows that people who feel younger than their chronological age might actually live longer than those who feel old. The adage “young at heart” might actually mean longer life spans for seniors, according to a new study. (Video via CBS Films […]

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5 Ways Men Can Prevent Most Heart Attacks

5 Ways Men Can Prevent Most Heart Attacks

| September 23, 2014 Comment

5 Ways Men Can Prevent Most Heart Attacks – No surprise here: A recent study says men can reduce their risk of heart attack by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, which includes daily exercise, limited alcohol consumption, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a healthy diet.

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New FDA Warning against Aspirin for Preventing Heart Disease

| May 7, 2014 Comment

The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA), has issued a new warning against aspirin. For years patients at risk of cardiovascular disease have been advised to take aspirin to prevent it. Now the FDA says that those who haven’t experienced a cardiovascular event or symptoms of the disease should not take aspirin as it can cause […]

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