All posts tagged Heart Attack
SimpleScience@Heart: Speeding up heart attack treatment: There’s an app for that
An experimental, inexpensive iPhone app could help save lives by speeding up treatment for the deadliest type of heart attack called STEMI. In a new study, the app transferred heart images in 4-6 seconds ― faster and more reliably than …
SimpleScience@Heart: Getting fit in middle age may reduce your risk of heart failure
Middle aged and out of shape? It’s not too late to get fit — and reduce your risk for heart failure. In a new study, 40-year-olds who improved their
SimpleScience@Heart: Heart-healthy behavior reduces cancer, too
Following seven healthy behaviors to prevent heart disease can also help you ward off cancer. For each American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 steps that you follow, your risk
SimpleScience@Heart Stem cell “homing” signal may help treat heart failure patients
In the first human study of its kind, scientists used gene therapy that acts like a “homing” signal for stem cells to treat heart failure patients. The treatment involves
Simple Science @Heart: Radio waves blasted into body may help reduce blood pressure
When multiple medications don’t lower blood pressure, radio waves blasted into your body may be the answer. New research shows people who had this procedure maintained lower blood pressure
SimpleScience@Heart: Eating flaxseed may lower blood pressure
Eating flaxseed may help lower blood pressure in people with hypertension. In a study, people who added 30 grams of milled flaxseed to their diet every day for six
World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day 2012 is here! A day without tobacco! First, let me just say, I have not ever been a smoker. So, you may ask, what gives