Month: March 2014

Being overweight or obese does not protect people with diabetes from heart disease or cancer

Calf or thigh pain while walking that goes away with rest is the hallmark of peripheral artery disease.

Cardiac surgery takes a toll on the body. Following the discharge instructions and avoiding overexertion will help speed recovery and avoid setbacks.

Doing active projects around the home and garden may lower a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke by 27%.

Even after many years of not exercising, there are compelling reasons to get active. People who increase their activity in mid- to late life reap benefits in terms of longer life and lower heart disease risk.

Although a study found higher rates of breast cancer among women who took calcium-channel blockers for 10 or more years, this type of study doesn’t prove these medications (which effectively treat blood pressure) caused the cancers.

One in six people worldwide will have a stroke in his or her lifetime. Learn to recognize a “brain attack.”