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Using app-based bilingual program may improve blood pressure control
A bilingual program that connected people and health care workers via an app and at-home monitoring showed the potential of such an effort to manage high blood pressure, new research shows. More than half of patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure brought it under control after participating in the program,...
Stroke left her with some 'snazzy neck jewelry'
Sybil Jones knows it's hard to say goodbye. As the wife of a supply corps officer in the U.S. Navy, Jones has packed up and moved to several cities and countries over the last 20 years. Before her husband, Marcus Jones, relocated to a new duty station, the couple gathered...
Paging friends and family: Caregivers crucial to in-hospital cardiac arrest survivors
People who provide care for loved ones in the years following a cardiac arrest in the hospital are critical to the survivor's recovery. But while doing so can create a sense of purpose, it also pulls caregivers away from their social networks and disrupts their lives and relationships, new research finds.
AHA News' most-read summer stories of 2023
Heat and hydration were among the most popular topics on American Heart Association News as many people in the U.S. experienced a sweltering summer. These five stories topped the list:. 1. Are you getting enough omega-3 fatty acids?. Found in seafood, nuts and plant oils, omega-3 fatty acids may help...
Caregiving a concern as Hispanic community in U.S. ages faster
Caregiving has been part of María Aranda's life since she was a young girl, when her Puerto Rican grandmother and namesake lived with her family in the Los Angeles area. She remembers watching her mother and other family members care for her grandmother for years before she died of heart disease.
A day after performing 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' this radio announcer couldn't speak
Radio announcer and producer Karen Moyer was exhausted after putting in long days on the air at Dallas' classical radio station WRR over Labor Day weekend. Sunday was the station's Picnic In The Park at the Dallas Arboretum. Moyer, an accomplished singer, sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" accompanied by the Dallas Wind Symphony. She shook hands and took photos. She also noticed she was having a hard time remembering people's names – even co-workers she saw every day.
Stress and insomnia linked to irregular heart rhythm after menopause
Insomnia and stressful life events may explain why some women develop an irregular heart rhythm after menopause, new research finds. Psychosocial factors are "the missing piece to the puzzle" that can lead to atrial fibrillation, or AFib, the study's lead author said. The findings were published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The real-life health effects of fantasy sports
Fantasy sports are full of contrasts. They use stats from real athletes to build make-believe teams. They fuel both casual fun with friends and a seriously lucrative industry. And while nobody is saying that sitting and staring at screens is great for you, experts who know both brain science and the importance of starting the right wide receiver say fantasy sports might affect players' health in several ways, some of them good.
After a lifetime of being blue, heart surgery restores color to woman's life
Patti Allbritton was born a little blue. She wasn't particularly sad – it wasn't that kind of blue. She was born with a rare congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, in which the valve that's supposed to control blood flow from her heart to her lungs never grew. Instead, her heart sent blood out through a set of collateral vessels. It got the job done but made her heart work harder and less effectively. This resulted in such poor oxygen saturation that it gave her fingernails and the skin around her mouth a faint blue tint when she was tired, a condition known as cyanosis.
Here's the latest on dietary cholesterol and how it fits in with a healthy diet
For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with saturated fat, limiting dietary cholesterol – especially by restricting egg consumption – seemed to benefit heart-health efforts. More recently, accumulating data has caused researchers...
Her heart stopped during a procedure to treat her stroke
Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of the restaurant when something strange happened. Page tried to speak but couldn't. "When I got under a streetlight, I slowed down and...
A lifetime of challenges – including a spinal stroke – leads dancer to infinite possibilities
As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked different. She wasn't one of them. But when she entered the dance studio, everything changed. "I discovered at an early age...
Promotores create a bridge between healthier living and a growing Hispanic population
Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park. After a promotora, or community health worker, stopped by their Pittsburgh-area home, their lives became more active. Guevara signed up for a promotora-led program for Latino preschoolers and...
COVID-19 may be more likely to cause high blood pressure than the flu
COVID-19 may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, even more so than the flu, new research suggests. The analysis, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, may be the first to examine the development of and risk factors for high blood pressure in people infected with COVID-19 versus the flu, a similar respiratory virus.
Thanks to his wife's quick reaction, postal worker fully recovered from a stroke
Levan Singletary's alarm buzzed at 5:15 a.m., telling him to move the car for street sweeping. It was dark when Singletary, who goes by "Van," left the apartment he shares with his wife, Angela. They live in Aliso Viejo, California, near Laguna Beach. He trotted down the two flights of stairs and strode about 200 yards to the car, moved it across the street and went back upstairs.
'I feel like I'm dying': Days after giving birth, TV anchor couldn't make sense of symptoms
Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up with a sharp pain in her upper back. She couldn't draw in a deep breath. The TV news anchor, who was living in Indianapolis at the time, was recovering from a delivery via cesarean section. But her symptoms didn't make sense. When she tried to sleep, she woke up gasping for air. She had a headache. She thought it strange she hadn't lost a pound since leaving the hospital, as she had with her first child.
Understanding the link between long COVID and mental health conditions
Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression. The same may be true for people with COVID-19 symptoms that linger for months and sometimes years. An estimated 28% of U.S. adults who have had acute COVID-19 infections say...
Feeling pain a year after a heart attack may predict mortality
People who report moderate to extreme pain in the year following a heart attack may be more likely to die in the years that follow than those who report no pain, new research suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found people who experienced...
His heart stopped while watching TV. His wife kept him alive.
After a seven-hour drive back home with his family to Woodbury, Minnesota, Dave Ogle planned to do what he always did: haul his suitcases upstairs to unpack and do laundry. "Dave, please, let's just relax and leave it for tomorrow," said his wife, Kris Patrow. He reluctantly agreed and joined...
Head back safely to school sports with this expert advice
Sure, the end of summer vacation makes many kids groan. But many will also be cheering the return of fall sports. That's a good thing, experts say. Exercise habits form early and pay off for life, said Dr. Benjamin Levine, director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. For kids to see that payoff, though, he said exercise "has to become part of your personal hygiene, like brushing your teeth, taking a shower or changing your underwear."
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