In the past, getting your heart rate checked for arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat required a trip to the doctor’s office and spending time hooked up to an EKG machine. But thanks to advances in medicine, not all heart rate irregularities need to be examined this way –instead, doctors can recommend a wearable heart monitor so … Read more
Know the Risk Factors and Practice Heart Healthy Habits The numbers for heart disease are staggering. It’s the leading cause of death both for women and men and among whites, African Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders. That, of course, is the reason why heart health is extremely important, regardless of your gender or nationality. Coronary artery … Read more
Counting fingers and toes, taking stock of the new little one’s weight and length, documenting eye and hair color – these are all tasks that parents of a newborn revel in accomplishing shortly after delivery. And for most, the moment they first lay eyes on their baby leads to a sigh of relief at the … Read more
“It’s the big one, Elizabeth!” It was the running joke on the old sitcom “Sanford and Son.” Redd Foxx would clutch his chest as though he was having a heart attack. In the show, it was comic relief. In real life, heart disease can be deadly. Cardiovascular disease can occur at any stage of life […]