cardiovascular disease

Medical professionals administer a wide variety of blood tests to diagnose numerous health concerns. Here are the ten most common blood tests and their uses.

Valentine’s Day is a little more than a week away, which means sweethearts of all ages are looking forward to the roses, the romantic dinners, and the boxes of chocolates, sure, but a little love making is definitely on most menus! However, where does that leave one in 3 Americans who’ve been the victim of […]

It kind of makes sense that winter would be harsher for heart patients—the physical strain of the cold, shovelling all that snow, and battling treacherous traffic is enough to give us all heart palpitations.  However, a recent study supports what many refer to as the “Christmas coronary” or the rise of heart attack cases during the winter […]

A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has shown that looking old might be bad for your health. The study lead, Dr. Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen and her researchers looked at 11,000 Danish people. They calculated the difference between their biological age and their chronological age. They looked closely at 3,400 participants for over 35 years […]

A new study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress presented an interesting hypothesis that flu shots may help prevent heart attacks. The researchers looked at 3,227 participants. Half of these had been followed from the 1960’s. Half of the total were given placebo flue shots, while the other half received it. The results were astounding. […]

A new large-scale study has shown that individuals with diabetes who develop foot ulcers are at greater risk of dying prematurely compared to those who have not experienced these complications. This research highlights the need for improved detection and control of those diabetics with foot ulcers. Approximately 3.7 million people in the UK have diabetes, […]