Google Life Sciences, a research group recently spun off from its parent corporation, is teaming with the American Heart Association in a $US50 million project to find new ways to fight heart disease. The heart association’s half, $US25 million over five years, is the largest single research Read more…
Researchers at the University College London found that working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33 percent greater risk of stroke and a 13 percent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a standard 35 to 40 hour week. “Health professionals should be Read more…
A few years ago I got tired of being old and out of shape. Creaky knees ruled out jogging so I decided to start riding a bicycle to improve my fitness.
Hated the bike. The first time I rode I was exhausted just from doing a five-mile loop around my neighborhood.
It was hard to stick with it.Read more…
A large study links popular class of drugs to an elevated risk of heart attack.
Are you at risk?
or is there a deeper commonly overlooked issue?
Some heartburn drugs may boost risk of heart attack, study finds
A large data-mining study carried out by investigators at the Stanford UniversityRead more…
Heart attacks may not be strongly associated with genes or family history, but bad lifestyle habits may be responsible for heart attacks.
Previous studies have revealed that genes are linked with heart attacks. However, a new study conducted by the researchers from the IntermountainRead more…
Toxic Thoughts That Impact Your Health and Your Recovery
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A heart attack is a major trauma to the body, which results in a wide range of emotions one feels after such a traumatic heart event. For some the feeling may be more intense, while, for other people, itRead more…
Did you know that your reaction to stress can make you seriously sick and shorten your life?
“If you ask what the single most important key to longevity is, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’tRead more…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, deadlier than all forms of cancer combined. To make matters worse, in women the symptoms of cardiovascular disease may present differently than in men, and both treatments andRead more…
Cognitive Restructuring provides a way to control your thinking, so stressful events and circumstances don’t automatically trigger a stressful response.
A famous psychologist, Dr. Albert Ellis described a simple way for you to understand and remember how youRead more…