heart attack

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised 10-million dollars in funding to place more defibrillators in Canada’s hockey rinks, as part of a 2011 Conservative party promise. The Public Health Agency of Canada will be charged with outfitting more than 1,500 portable defibrillators to 3,000 rinks over the next 4 years starting in the spring, and […]

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 […]

A new study reveals good news for fans of blues and reds—berries that is! Findings from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston link eating your strawberries and blueberries to lowering the risk of heart attack for women. The study polled the dietary habits of 93,600 American women, ranging in ages from 25 to 42-years-old, […]

Dying of a broken heart is possible—especially during the holidays! This fact came to light recently at a conference for primary-care physicians at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. The conference was focused on “Takotsubo Syndrome”, a type of stress cardiomyopathy, or (literally) broken heart, which tends to attack older women suffering severe emotional turmoil. The typical […]

Have you ever been laid off, fired or quit a job? If so, you may be at an increased risk of having a heart attack after the age of 50, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this week. Many of you are probably thinking the same thing: Most middle-aged […]

Researchers report that stem cells donated by strangers provide a safe alternative to restoring heart tissue in heart attack cases. This breakthrough study proves that anyone’s cells can be used to treat damaged heart tissue, which means stem cells can be banked for off-the-shelf use, similar to blood banks with no blood or tissue matching […]