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BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and ...

Did you know heart disease claims a life in the U.S. every 37 seconds? While you may already know the main culprits behind ...

New research highlights the importance of preventing high blood pressure (hypertension) as a way to lower the risk of stroke.

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

Other hubs are also slated for the libraries of the Youngstown-Mahoning County and Warren Trumbull-County systems.

The American Heart Association says heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the US. Experts tell Digital Trends that ...

"In contrast to prevailing beliefs, our finding suggests that the impact of a noisy public space on BP readings is small and ...

Flossing at least once a week may lower the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary results from a ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood ...

Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines frequently.

People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...