Tag: heart disease
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Health Matters: Elective Coronary Angioplasty Offers Relief for Heart Disease Symptoms
By Andrew Shanahan, MD In the United States someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many heart attack patients will undergo emergency angioplasty to open their artery quickly and restore blood flow to the heart muscle. But did you know you don’t have to wait…
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County Corner: February is American Heart Month
February is dedicated to bringing awareness to the causes of heart disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease, and how to live a healthier lifestyle. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is “the leading cause of death for men, women and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the…
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Health Matters 2/26: Heart Health By the Numbers
By Muhammad Azam, M.D. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Often, heart disease develops silently as plaque builds up in the arteries over time, causing them to narrow and reduce blood flow to…
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Health Matters 2/12: Give Your Heart Some Love Today and Every Day
By Svetlana Jayson, APN-C The heart is the workhorse of the body, beating about 2.5 billion times over an average lifetime. Staying heart healthy is essential to overall good health and to reducing your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack or stroke. More than 30 million Americans have heart disease, the…
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County Corner: American Heart Month
February is designated as American Heart Month to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke – the leading causes of death in the United States. More than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year, including people of all ages, genders, and races. Some of the main causes of heart disease are high cholesterol, high…
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We need to take time to take care of ourselves
We honor lots of important people during the month of February, thanks to Black History Month and Presidents Day. Even Valentine’s Day is a chance to tell our loved ones how much we care. But did you know that February is also National Heart Month? Each February, the American Heart Association raises awareness about heart…
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Women, take this risk to heart
By Eric J. Uhrik, D.O. Heart disease is the top killer of women in the United States. The majority of women between the ages of 40 and 60 have at least one risk factor for the disease. But, many do not realize it. They also don’t know about the sometimes subtle signals of a heart attack and…
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Five easy ways to love your heart
By Laura Giménez, RDN As the color red begins to appear everywhere this February, make this month not only about Valentine’s Day, but celebrate hearts all month long during American Heart Month. American Heart Month aims to promote awareness of heart disease in addition to promoting habits that aid in prevention. Look below to…
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Edison postal employees support National Go Red for Women Day
Administrative employees at the Postal Service’s facility at Kilmer Road in Edison came together on Feb. 1 to support the American Heart Association’s National Go Red For Women Day to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease.