Heart health and cancer are strongly connected
Recent studies suggest that having a healthy heart is very important to prevent cancer.
Although people know lifestyle factors like smoking could increase cancer risk,...
Hospital-to-home transition care may not benefit people with heart failure
In a new study, researchers found health-care services that help patients transition from hospital to home may not benefit heart failure patients.
The research was...
4 things you can do for your heart health
February is the Heart Health month in the U.S.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham give people advice about how to improve heart...
Common arthritis drug linked to higher risk of this heart disease
In a new study, researchers found a connection between a common arthritis drug and heart valve disease.
The drug is called Celebrex, and its active...
The connections between heart disease and cancer treatment
Recently, researchers have found that some cancer treatment could pose dangerous heart disease risks.
According to Salim Hayek, a cardio-oncologist at Michigan Medicine, many cancer...
4 big causes of sudden cardiac arrest you should know
Sudden cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump.
Its symptoms could include shortness of...
Why a blow to the chest could save or kill your life
A new study published in Nature Communications has found why a blow to the chest can have very different effects on your heart.
They developed...
New guidelines for people with heart rhythm disorders
Recently, scientists published a new guideline for treating people with heart rhythm disorders.
The 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society Guidelines for...
Failure to take statins could harm your health
A new study published in JAMA Cardiology has found that people who fail to take statins have a much higher risk of death.
The study...
This powerful antioxidant may help reduce second stroke, heart attack
In a recent study, researchers found a powerful antioxidant could help reduce the risk of second stroke and heart attack.
Doctors have long known that...