About
80 million American adults—approximately one in three—have one or more
forms of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart
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Results tagged “Heart-Health”
This
Friday, February 6, is National Wear Red Day, a day when Americans
nationwide will wear red to show their support for women's heart
disease awar...
A. Not really. While gourmet salts are slightly lower in total sodium chloride (NaCl) content than table salt, the difference is small. So while they...
New studies show that breathing polluted air not only has an effect on the lungs, but can damage the heart as well, especially in people with existin...
A. Although heart attacks are rare among young women, becoming pregnant does double or triple a woman's risk, according to a new study led by Uri Elka...
A. According to Howard N. Hodis, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, ...
A. A recent study points to an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or a blood clot in the leg, in people who incur a minor leg injury. ̶...
When shopping for groceries this holiday season, you may notice a growing market of foods fortified with vitamins and nutrients—from soda and yo...
A: Yes, yoga has a potential benefit to the cardiovascular system, says Man-Ying Wang, Ph.D., research adjunct assistant professor in Biokinesiology a...
A: "Palpitations—sensations of irregular or rapid heart beats—are very common," says Jerold Shinbane, M.D., director of the USC Arrhythmia...
Good news for Heart Health month: the occasional dark chocolate may actually be good for the heart, says Cynthia Lieu, Pharm.D., associate professor a...
Exercise should be in the same category as eating and sleeping – an essential part of your daily routine, says a USC fitness expert. Take walking, for...
A: Determining whether high levels of homocysteine, an amino acid, plays a role in heart attacks is “the next big risk factor that scientists ne...
As the baby boomer generation ages, they look to medical advances to keep them going in their golden years.
USC Health Magazine
Fall 2006
by Monika Gu...
The hormone insulin, a key part of diabetes, may be the real culprit in everything from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease.
USC Health Magazine
Fall...
Healthoughts
USC Health Magazine
Winter 06
Healthoughts compiled by Jon Nalick and Kathleen O'neil
People heading for the skies on transcontinenta...
Healthoughts
USC Health Magazine
Fall 2005
Healthoughts compiled by Sarah Huoh and Alicia Di Rado
Knowing your ejection fraction will not help you ...
A landmark study will try to confirm if women given estrogen soon after menopause will be better protected against heart disease.
USC Health Magazi...
Healthoughts
USC Health Magazine
Fall 2005
Healthoughts compiled by Sarah Huoh and Alicia Di Rado
As people age, a particularly spicy meal can brin...
Since heart disease in women is difficult to diagnose, has varying symptoms and is more deadly than in men, women need to learn more to stay heart he...