Search Results for 'Heart'

Women's heart health problems reach 'epidemic' level

The biggest killer of American women is not cancer. It's cardiovascular disease. Roughly every minute of every day, a woman dies from heart disease -- and the victims are getting younger, defying the myth that it's a disease of th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Women, the occasional drink, breast cancer and heart disease

In the last year alone, medical researchers have reported that women who drink moderately are more likely to get breast cancer but also live longer after a heart attack; are more likely to have stronger bones if they choose wine; have low [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Women may face more health risks from broken hearts

Think “broken heart” is just a figure of speech? Actually, it’s a real health condition triggered by romantic loss or other emotional turmoil, and women appear to be far more likely to experience broken heart syndrome th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Sugary drinks hurt even skinny women's hearts

Women who drink sugary beverages every day may raising their risk for heart disease, even if their habit is not packing on the pounds. Whatever the form — sweet tea, soda, or coffee drinks that look like desserts — women who d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Heart Healthy

At 51, Mary Gordon is the picture of health. Sporting long brown hair and a youthful face, the Daytona Beach resident is a muscular 5' 2" tall and weighs 105 pounds. She kayaks, bicycles, rides a motorcycle, cares for her three d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

HPV may raise women's risk of heart disease

Women who carry the human papillomavirus (HPV) have an increased risk of heart disease, a new study finds. Women who tested positive for any of the 37 strains of the virus the researchers tested for were 2.3 times more likely to also have [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Women smokers have more heart risk than men

The authors, led by Rachel Huxley of the University of Minnesota, reviewed studies published between 1966 and 2010 on 2.4 million people, including 44,000 cardiac events. They found female smokers to have a 25 percent greate [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Women 'Go Red' for Heart Health Awareness

February is a month we often see red hearts everywhere and the American Heart Association hopes that all of those hearts will remind people the importance of heart health. "The month of February is women's heart health mont [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Red is in for women’s heart health at Deborah in Browns Mill...

Red. It was everywhere. Red trim. Red balloons. But mostly, it was on the women themselves. Red coats, sweaters, dresses, shoes, gloves, scarves, even hair. Of the roughly 100 women waiting for the Women’s Heart Health Fair at Debo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Focusing on Women's Hearts

This is a guest post from Lulu Valdivia, a student in a wellness and peak performance class at National University. Many of us may not know, but February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month. We often think of heart disease as a man [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Focus On Women’s Heart Health

The American Heart Association encouraged women to wear red today to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of American women over age 20. Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all cancers combined. Dr. Ricki [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Women & Heart Disease Education Program

Heart Disease is not just a “man’s disease.” It is the leading cause of death in women and responsible for more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Catholic Health will be sponsoring a free women’s health ed [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

'Go Red' fights for the heart-health of women

Once, cardiovascular disease was thought of as a “older man’s disease.” But, as the American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women” campaign grows, more and more women realize that, in taking charge of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Working women prone to heart disease

Women with demanding occupation that present modest space for choice making or imagination have an augmented threat of experiencing a heart attack and this is yet shoddier than straining on leaving a job, as per a research. The connectio [...]