Stroke, heart disease deaths rise. NIH cuts will harm women
More than 400,000 women die of heart disease a year in the US. Just as we’re making progress in this fight, don’t risk critical research to save people from preventable…
An avocado a day won’t fix heart health, but it boosts diet and sleep
While eating an avocado daily won’t dramatically change your heart health score, it can improve your diet, sleep, and blood lipids—proving that small dietary changes still count! Study: Effect of…
How to know if your heart skipping a beat is an arrhythmia
You know the feeling. When you first see your crush and your head starts spinning, your palms get sweaty, and your heart begins beating a mile a minute. Is this…
Brick boy, 5, gets life-saving heart transplant
Colton Reale was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a severe congenital heart defect that leaves one side of the heart underdeveloped. He underwent three open-heart surgeries to try…
Billings Fire Department pushing to improve heart health in first responders
BILLINGS — According to Billings assistant fire chief for the EMS department, Jason Banfield, cardiovascular disease and cancer are the leading causes of death in first responders. Police officers, firefighters,…
Heart Health – NASA
February was first proclaimed as American Heart Month in 1964. Since then, its 28 (or 29) days have served as an opportunity to encourage people to focus on their cardiovascular…