heart disease
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Study: Smoking Raises Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease in Blacks
African Americans who smoke appear to be at greater risk for peripheral artery disease, or PAD, new research has found.…
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Heart Problems Still Prevalent: CDC
Although cardiovascular diseases are largely preventable, middle-aged Americans have become at increasingly greater risk.
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WomenHeart Celebrates Heart Disease Heroes, Survivors
In the battle to save the lives of our mothers, daughters and sisters, “WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with…
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Heart Disease Still Deadly for African-American Women
Often thought of as a "man's disease," heart disease stands as the leading cause of death for women in the…
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Medical Professionals Raise Awareness to Heart Valve Disease
February is American Heart Month and many experts in the medical community continue to seek to raise more awareness to…
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‘Go Red For Women’ Promotes Heart Disease Awareness
There was a sea of red dresses backstage at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 8, as women from all facets…
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Eating to Live: Heart-Healthy Meals Key to Overall Good Health
The number of people diagnosed with heart failure — when the heart is too weak to pump blood throughout the…
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CDC Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases Plaguing Blacks
Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity and diabetes, plus heart disease and stroke, are some of the leading causes of…
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Heart Disease: Is Your Family at Risk?
One in three deaths in the United States can be attributed to cardiovascular disease or problems with the heart’s arteries,…
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Saving Hearts and Lives in the African-American Community
Our heart is the engine that keeps our body running. That's why problems with the heart — such as coronary…
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