More Red Meat Means Poorer Heart Health
A new study supports the connection between red meat and increased risk for heart attack By Caitlin Finlay Researchers have previously…
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Heart Patients Value Virtual Care
By Wendy Haaf In an April 2021 online survey of more than 3,000 Canadians with cardiovascular disease (heart disease, stroke, or vascular cognitive impairment) and caregivers, more than half said that they want to continue to have the option of…
How Heart Disease Threatens Women
Women tend to underestimate their risk for cardiovascular disease—hardly surprising, given that heart disease in women is underdiagnosed and undertreated By…
Walking to Protect Your Heart
Should you aim for fast or far? Science says both. Speed or distance? Researchers say that both are effective…
Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts for Healthy Blood Vessels
New research links eating more vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli with less blood-vessel disease in older women By Wendy…
A Mini-Stroke Is a Serious Red Flag
By Wendy Haaf A popular feature in the pages of Good Times magazine is “Your Health Questions,” in which we…
Not All Strokes Are the Same
A brain-stem stroke is a very specific kind of stroke, with its own set of symptoms By Wendy Haaf A…
Better Late Than Never
Even in middle age, the right lifestyle choices can reduce women’s stroke risk Women who make lifestyle changes beginning…
COVID-19 May Increase Stroke Risk
An international study of patients around the world has found links between COVID-19 and strokes Early studies involving COVID-19…
Atrial Fibrillation? Monitor Stroke Risk
You may have a low risk for stroke, but that could change By Wendy Haaf People diagnosed with atrial…