Numerical scores are used in a variety of ways ranging from sports to scholarly exams to credit worthiness. Now there’s another score, one that can help in the prevention of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone dies from heart disease every…
New Heart Scan Method Could Help Identify the 15 Percent of High Risk Patients Who Go Undetected
Large-Scale Study Finds Ground Coffee Linked to Longer Lifespan
September 28, 2022
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While exercising, getting enough sleep, and limiting alcohol intake are good ways to increase longevity, experts have discovered you can also drink yourself to longevity with the help of coffee. Research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, on Sep. 27, observed that amongst 450,000 adults with an average age of 58 over a…
Heart Disease Linked to Common Drug Used by Millions
September 28, 2022
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Pain and coughs are as common as the medication we can prescribe for them, but taking the wrong medicine may induce heart disease. Drugs come with side effects, sometimes toxic, which is why they are advised to be taken under the guidance of a doctor. But some drug usage may come with risks even under…
Why Are Stents Still Used If They Don’t Work?
Over and over, studies have shown that doctors tend to make different clinical decisions for patients based on how much they will get paid personally. In 2007, we learned from the COURAGE trial that angioplasty and stents don’t reduce the risk of death or heart attack, but patients didn’t seem to get the memo. Only…
Expensive Medical Treatments Discourage Lifestyle Changes
In this series we explore ways medical science, and modern medicine and lifestyles have taken us to an unhealthy extreme—and what alternatives and solutions may exist. It’s no secret that mainstream medicine in the United States is driven by money, though fewer know it’s the most expensive medical system in the world despite some of…
The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Track Your Heart Rate for Fitness and Heart Health
Q: How does tracking your heart rate provide information about your heart health? A: Checking your heart rate at rest and with exercise can provide information about your fitness level and may suggest a heart problem if your pulse is too slow, too fast or irregular. Three good times to check your heart rate are…
Could Chowing Down on Cocoa Fix Your Heart?
Flavanols from cocoa have emerged as a superfood for your heart, reducing death from cardiovascular disease as well as the incidence of heart attacks and stroke. STORY AT-A-GLANCE In the first large-scale trial to evaluate the long-term effects of cocoa flavanols on heart disease, notable benefits were uncovered Those who received cocoa flavanols had a…
Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Bad for Your Heart?
September 23, 2022
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Artificial sweeteners are a popular way to try to keep slim, but French researchers suggest they may also increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke. The finding stems from tracking heart health among more than 103,000 men and women in France for close to a decade. “We observed that a higher intake of artificial…
How Many Steps a Day (and How Fast) to Lengthen Your Life?
September 22, 2022
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There’s an easy way to reduce your risk for dementia, heart disease, and cancer: Start walking. Getting in those recommended 10,000 steps a day makes a real difference, new research affirms, but even fewer will pay big dividends. No matter how many you log, however, step up your pace for the biggest benefit. For every 2,000…
How to Boost Your Heart With 5 Simple Workouts
It is no secret that working out is good for our health. Exercising not only optimizes body functioning and delays aging and degeneration but also improves our quality of life and illnesses. However, this is not to say that as long as you exercise, you can improve your disease. If someone has heart disease and…
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