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Ladies, Let’s Chat about Heart Failure

Ladies, Let’s Chat about Heart Failure

We know about heart attacks and cardiac arrest, but what is heart failure? It isn't all bad news though! Women tend to develop Heart Failure at a later age than…

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How Does Stress Impact Your Heart?

How Does Stress Impact Your Heart?

“Yes. We get it. Stressed is bad, relaxed is good. But we’re all stressed. Life is stressful. What should we do about it?” April is Stress Awareness Month, and However,…

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Are Women Literally Dying Of Embarrassment?

Are Women Literally Dying Of Embarrassment?

(by Her Heart Team) ‘I absolutely died of embarrassment!’ – a common phrase after a clumsy fall, but are Australian women at an unnecessary risk because they don’t want to be seen as a ‘drama queen’?

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Depression and heart disease: A two-way street

Depression and heart disease: A two-way street

(From Harvard Health Publishing) All people have days when they feel sad, gloomy, or down in the dumps. But if those feelings last for weeks and you gradually stop feeling hopeful or happy about anything in your life, you may have depression.

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A Little Drinking Might Lengthen Your Life: Study

A Little Drinking Might Lengthen Your Life: Study

Light to moderate drinking can lower your overall risk of premature death and, specifically, your odds of dying from heart disease, a new study reports. Moderate drinkers -- men who…

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A cardiologist reveals the ways you’re wrecking your heart (that aren’t smoking)

A cardiologist reveals the ways you’re wrecking your heart (that aren’t smoking)

It's easy to go a day, a week, or even a year and never think about the fact that it's a friggin' miracle that a muscle the size of a…

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Depression Can Fuel Heart Disease in Midlife Women

Depression Can Fuel Heart Disease in Midlife Women

Women in midlife with a history of depression appear at markedly greater risk of suffering from heart disease, new research suggests.The finding seems to reinforce the well-known link between depression and heart troubles, but it doesn't prove…

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Medical Research Has a Sex Problem

Medical Research Has a Sex Problem

Originally posted on Eben Bein When her tests came back normal, Carolyn Thomas was mortified. Even from her desk in the palliative care department of British Columbia’s Royal Jubilee Hospital, Thomas…

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