[caption id="attachment_262" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Reduce your risk of heart failure with dark chocolate"][/caption] Forget diamonds, new research suggests that despite being loaded with calories, chocolate may be good for your health. Researchers in Boston and Stockholm examined data from a nine-year study of 31,823 women in Sweden to determine the effect of eating chocolate on heart disease and found that eating chocolate may reduce the risk of heart failure---when eaten in moderation Read More...
Is Cardiac Health a risk for Alzheimer’s ?
August 20th, 2010 by admin
We’ve always known that the head and the heart go hand in hand. Recently, scientists have found this to be true----A new study by the Alzheimer's Disease Center at Boston University School of Medicine suggests what’s good for the heart is also good for the brain. According to the study, “People with the highest cardiac output for their body size (cardiac index), meaning those with the greatest blood flow from their heart, tended to have more brain volume, which generally indicates a healthier brain Read More...
Aerobic Exercises for a Healthy Heart
April 17th, 2009 by Meredith
We do regular workouts, like running, walking, and swimming, to get rid of those extra pounds and stay fit. All these are various forms of aerobic exercises that not only keep you fit, but also help you to have a healthy heart. Aerobic, literally means “in the presence of oxygen”. Aerobic exercises are set of activities that let you move large muscles in your arms, legs, and hips continuously Read More...
Pain Killers may kill your Heart!
March 30th, 2009 by Meredith
There is a close connection between painkillers and heart diseases. Painkillers act as a boost to heart failure-related diseases. For those who never had a heart failure, the risk of hospitalization for the first time, mostly was due to the use of painkillers. For patients with pre-existing heart failure, painkillers only made things worse Read More...
The Most Widespread Congenital Heart Defects in Newborn Babies
March 18th, 2009 by admin
The word “congenital” means inborn or present at birth. Each year, an estimated forty thousand children are born with a congenital heart disease. Statistics reveal that in the United States alone, there are more than 25,000 babies who are born with congenital heart defects and the sad fact is that the numbers are on the rise Read More...
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