After a recent shopping trip I overheard a woman saying she has slowed down on eating healthier because COVID has impacted her income and healthy food is way too expensive. I was a ... Read More
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Congestive Heart Failure: Natural Remedies To Save Your Life
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a serious condition that requires support from health professionals. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may ... Read More
Blacks Twice As Likely To Suffer Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Black Americans are more likely than whites to experience sudden cardiac arrest, according to a new study. The study also found that sudden cardiac arrest often occurs at an ... Read More
Understanding Heart Failure
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working. Rather, it means that the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal. Understanding Heart Failure ... Read More
The Facts About Heart Disease
(BlackDoctor.org) With heart disease accounting for, or being a major factor in almost half of all deaths in America, it’s more than appropriate that this column be devoted to a ... Read More
Stroke
More than 2,400 years ago the father of medicine, Hippocrates, recognized and described stroke-the sudden onset of paralysis. Until recently, modern medicine has had very little ... Read More
Special Procedures
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Doctors sometimes need to do a special procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle when the heart’s artery, or arteries, are narrowed or blocked. Two ... Read More
Angina: Get Facts on Pain and Treatment
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Ease the pain in your chest by paying closer attention to your coronary arteries. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may ... Read More
Heart Murmurs: What Are They And What To Do About Them
The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. It works like a pump and beats about 100,000 times a day. It's of course vital to every aspect of life. So when something doesn't ... Read More
Are Heart Failure Drug For Blacks A Good Idea
The First heart failure drug geared specifically to blacks not only improves survival and reduces hospitalization rates among patients, but also results in cost savings. survival ... Read More
Heart Failure (heart cannot pump)
Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped or is about to stop working. It ... Read More
Having A Heart Attack
body { background: #FFF; } A heart attack occurs when the supply of blood and oxygen to an area of heart muscle is blocked, usually by a clot in a coronary artery. Often, this ... Read More
Coronary Heart Disease In African Americans
Among the various categories of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the largest single cause of death in the American population. When African Americans are compared to whites ... Read More
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) In African Americans
CHF affects almost 5 million Americans, with about 500,000 new cases reported each year. The estimated yearly cost to the nation is $10 billion. There are substantial ... Read More