SUNDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps five years from now, you might actually hear your doctor casually say, “While we’re at it, let’s do a blood test to see if your genetic makeup puts you at high risk of having a heart attack.”
So says Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of preventive cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the leader of a group that has identified three Read the rest of this entry »

, a time to raise awareness about one of the deadliest killers on the planet: heart disease.
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But there are plenty of things Americans can do to improve their chances when it comes to heart health.
Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, the director for women and heart disease at the Heart and Vascular Institute of Lenox Hill Hospital, joined “Good Morning America” to share her top five lifestyle changes that could keep Americans just a little healthier.
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PORTSMOUTH — Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. It is for that reason Portsmouth Regional Hospital developed and held a day-long program to inform women about heart disease, how it affects them and how to prevent it.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Nieca Goldberg, the national spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red” campaign and author of the books “The Women’s Healthy Heart Program” and “Women Are Not Small Read the rest of this entry »

magazine and its female companion,
Muscle & Fitness Hers,
(Triumph, $14.95).
These books essentially are expanded versions of the magazine. There are plenty of buff models illustrating demanding routines. The emphasis is on revving up metabolism and obtaining washboard abs.
The workouts definitely skew toward younger overachievers.
From the women’s book: “Do cardio in the morning and weight training in the evening. If you really want Read the rest of this entry »

heart disease.
CHEYENNE — Heart disease is Wyoming’s No. 1 killer.
But the state spends 12 times more money on cancer prevention and research.
And residents may hear messages to use less salt, eat healthy and exercise more, but the advice isn’t always a priority as people juggle families, jobs and bills.
Even those who know they are at risk for diabetes or cardiovascular disease may not know what they can do to prevent a heart attack, said Read the rest of this entry »

Bobbi Gaither wants to keep her heart healthy.
The 65-year-old Pensacola resident was among dozens of crimson-clad women — and a few men — who took advantage of free, cardiovascular health screenings at Cordova Mall on Friday during the Wear Red Day event at Belk. Participants filled out questionnaires, chatted with health-care officials, and had cholesterol and blood pressure checks.
“I’m always concerned about my cholesterol, and this is more Read the rest of this entry »

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Bangkok – Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has certified the quality of the Indian-made generic heart drug Clopidogrel which is 23 times cheaper than its patented alternative Plavix, media reports said on Saturday.
“We confirm that every lot of Clopidogrel imported from India has been tested, with its quality and efficacy approved by the Department of Medical Science before being distributed to hospitals,” FDA deputy secretary Veerawan Read the rest of this entry »

Today, Fortenberry leads an active lifestyle by staying busy with her children and grandchildren, as well as the new shop she owns with her husband Joe, called The Ironing Board in Oak Grove. She is also an assistant teacher at Oak Grove Elementary, where she says it is a true blessing to work with the kids and to feel that perhaps she is making a difference in their lives.
February, observed as National Heart Month, is an opportunity for women Read the rest of this entry »

Many women never talk to their physicians about heart disease because they think only men are at risk. In reality, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women, causing more deaths each year than all cancers combined. And, according to the American Heart Association, more women than men in the United States die of heart disease.
Cardiologist Dr. Philip Hoffman, who practices at Blount Memorial Hospital, says that while women cannot completely Read the rest of this entry »