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cardiovascular disease

Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

Deadly duo: Work stress, no sleep

Study: These two factors make you three times more likely to die from heart disease.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • May 14, 2019
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Cardiovascular Care
Patient Story

4 before 40

Jeremy VerVeer suffered his first heart attack at age 25. He then survived three more by age 38.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • May 10, 2019
  • 1
Cardiovascular Care

A blood test may reveal your heart health

Specific proteins released by a damaged heart may help doctors quickly identify patients at high risk of heart attack and stroke.

  • By: American Heart Association, HealthDay
  • May 10, 2019
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General Health & Wellness

Research links HPV to heart disease

Mounting evidence indicates the most common sexually transmitted virus is likely tied to a higher risk of stroke and heart problems.

  • By: American Heart Association, HealthDay
  • May 1, 2019
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Cardiovascular Care

The sooner you quit smoking, the better

Study: Smokers who quit within the past five years cut their risk for cardiovascular disease by 38 percent.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • November 15, 2018
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Make sense of highfalutin’ diets

Diets high in protein can help with rapid weight loss, but they aren't sustainable plans—and they might be dangerous.

  • Shawn Foucher
  • By: Shawn Foucher
  • September 8, 2018
  • 4
Cardiovascular Care

Marriage is good medicine for the heart

People never married, divorced or widowed have a 42 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and a 55 percent higher risk of death from stroke.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • July 4, 2018
  • 0
Cardiovascular Care Heart Disease and ED

Impotent? Consider seeing a heart doctor

Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign of cardiovascular troubles.

  • By: Alan Mozes, HealthDay
  • June 21, 2018
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Diet & Nutrition

Want to keep weight off? Eat slower.

Eating quickly has been associated with a higher risk for obesity, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • February 22, 2018
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Women’s Wellness Source Ladies, take the time to listen to your ticker. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Confused about heart disease and menopause?

This physician shares how to determine when your symptoms require a full evaluation.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • February 17, 2018
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Aging Well

Tackling Alzheimer’s disease

It is never too late to lower your risk factors for dementia, but the time to start is now.

  • By: Diana Bitner, MD
  • January 20, 2018
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Orthopedics smog

Smog may harm your bones, too

Health risks of air pollution include cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancer, impaired cognition and osteoporosis.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • November 21, 2017
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