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Myocardial infarction

What is the purpose of our hearts if not to pump blood? Maybe new understandings of the mechanics of blood will help us.
It helps prevent heart attack and stroke, staves off dementia, enables people to sleep better, have better sex and live longer. Oh, and it's free.…
One number stands above all others as the best indicator of good health. It’s not your blood pressure, cholesterol level, average daily calories or even…
As a Girl Scout, I took first-aid classes and practiced CPR on the inflatable dummies. We were taught that CPR had the ability to bring…
Growing up in a well-off home can benefit a child's physical health even decades later -- but a lack of parent-child warmth, or the presence…
There is compelling indication that the best plant remedy for heart disease was already discovered over 150 years ago. Unfortunately, today even alternative medicine has…
A new study published in PLoS scientifically validates what so many drum circle participants have already experienced first hand: group drumming produces significant changes in…
A new study finds that worse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure are linked to higher levels of TMAO - the major source of…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 11, 2016 - Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found that a daily dose of beetroot juice significantly improved…
Moody, tired, or gaining weight? It could be your thyroid. Of course there are many underlying factors that could contribute to these frustrating  symptoms such…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 20, 2016) -- In use for more than 20 years, the varicella zoster virus vaccine for chickenpox and shingles is considered an…
London, UK - 30 Aug 2015: Particulate matter and NO2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended…