August 9, 2020

Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 -- Smoking significantly increases a woman's risk of potentially deadly brain aneurysms, a new study warns.

An aneurysm is a weakened, bulging section of an artery. If an aneurysm ruptures, it can cause fatal bleeding.

August 3, 2020

Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart

THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 -- If the stress of the current pandemic has you reaching for chocolate, a new review may give you just the excuse you need.

The study found that people who ate one or more servings of chocolate a week were up to 10% less likely to have heart disease than people who ate less or no chocolate weekly.

July 17, 2020

AHA News: Nurse Misreads Symptoms of Her Own Heart Attack

TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- At her new job as a nurse at a college in St. Louis, Roslyn Harvey spent most of her day sitting at a desk. So, when she felt breathless walking across campus or climbing stairs, she figured she was out of shape.

To get fit, she started walking 15-20 minutes on a treadmill before work. Then one evening, Roslyn came home from work so exhausted she dozed off while sitting at her kitchen table. She jolted awake, surprised at her tiredness and sensing a sharp pain in her left shoulder and pressure in her chest.

July 12, 2020

Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

MONDAY, June 29, 2020 -- Over a lifetime, women who've had a preterm delivery have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

The findings point to the fact that doctors should include a woman's reproductive history in assessments of heart disease risk, according to the researchers.