June 5th, 20180DEARBORN – For the second year in a row, the Dearborn Fire Department was presented with the Gold “Mission: Lifeline” Emergency Medical Services Award and recognized for its extensive training and effective response to emergencies.
Administered by the American Heart Association, the award recognizes EMS workers who fulfill their...
February 9th, 20180Many adults who use ibuprofen and other so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs take too much, increasing their risk of serious side effects like internal bleeding and heart attacks, a U.S. study suggests.
About 15 percent of adults taking ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or other NSAIDs like aspirin, naproxen (Aleve),...
January 12th, 20180People with heart disease have better long-term survival odds when they are married, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Compared to divorced, widowed and never-married peers, who were up to 71 percent more likely to die during a follow-up of several years, married patients also had fewer heart risk factors like high blood pressure and were...
November 3rd, 20170People who like spicy foods may eat less salt and have lower blood pressure, potentially reducing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study from China suggests.
When people didn’t care for spicy food, they consumed an average of 13.4 grams a day of salt, according to the study published in the journal Hypertension. But when...
July 27th, 20170Even stroke survivors who don’t experience any immediate complications are still more likely to die or have a heart attack than people who never had a stroke, a recent Canadian study suggests.
For the study, researchers examined data on 26,366 adults in the province of Ontario who had a stroke or a mini-stroke and didn’t...
