Category Archives: Heart Diseases

When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer it can be a lonely and often scary place. Thats where the team at McLaren Port Huron comes in, providing all the care and support she will need for the journey ahead. The Womens Wellness Place at McLaren Port Huron, recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence since 2009 by the American College of Radiology, offers comprehensive care for women from well-care to helping them navigate the often confusing and contradictory breast screening guidelines Continue reading →

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Childrens Hospital currently hosts a Chick-fil-A Express and a McDonalds restaurant, and two Houston-area physicians joined other concerned citizens to protest and hold signs urging the hospital to go #FastFoodFree. Three protesters in chicken costumes parodied the Chick-fil-A ads with signs that proclaimed Eat More Chickpeas! The protest took place Oct Continue reading →

Predicting the severity of this years flu season can be tricky. But experts say protecting yourself against the virus is simple Continue reading →

FOOTBALL chiefs are set to make Scotland the first country in Europe to ban heading in kids' games. The SFA are ready to make the decision following the study that highlighted the links between football and dementia and motor neurone disease. Continue reading →

Sleep disruption filters into day to day life (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) This weekend the clocks go back, which means an extra hour in bed will be cherished by millions across the country. But for people who suffer disrupted sleep, an hour extra on one night is just a drop in the ocean. Sleep disruption can filter into different aspects of everyday life from mood swings and fatigue to difficulties with concentration Continue reading →

Heart attack occurs when a coronary artery becomes suddenly blocked, stopping the flow of blood to the heart muscle and causing damage. Heart diseases cause more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK Continue reading →

Researchers believe that stress and cardiovascular health are linked in some way, but the association is not yet fully clear. A large-scale new study has recently delved into the effects of a unique kind of stress. Continue reading →

Early menopause is associated with several health problems and one of them is heart disease, says a new study. The research published in the medical journal Lancet Public Health earlier this month stated that women who experience menopause early in their lives are at increased risk of several cardiovascular problems. These women are more likely to suffer from heart attack or stroke before they celebrate their 60th birthday, said the study Continue reading →

Heart diseases are affecting a huge population today. Continue reading →

The idea that depression might be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and not a moral failing grew in popularity with the invention of the drug Prozac in the late 80s, and later with the marketing of this and other antidepressants. This viewpoint helped reduce the stigma around mental illness, but did not provide a cure-all. Rates of depression have risen by more than 18 per cent worldwide since 2005, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading →