The High Cost of Heart Disease and Stroke The newly-released 2019 Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Alaska report contains vital information to help Alaskans understand the most essential health facts regarding these chronic diseases. In addition, the report presents clear evidence for Alaska’s need to maintain evidence-based public health activities to reduce […]
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing over 610,000 people and accounting for 1 in 4 deaths. Research has shown that people who bike regularly for work or play may have a lower risk of heart disease. Active commuting is not only good for your health, but it is […]
Chronic use of some drugs for heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) speeds up the aging of blood vessels, according to a published paper in Circulation Research (early online), an American Heart Association journal. This accelerated aging in humans could lead to increased cardiovascular disease, vascular dementia and renal failure. These findings by a Houston Methodist […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Living with pulmonary arterial hypertension is challenging, but the way patients and their doctors can treat the rare heart disease is changing after a worldwide study published in the Dec. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Targeting a well-known disease pathway that opens blood vessels to the lungs and […]