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Know your numbers for your heart health

Knowledge is power when it comes to your heart health. Getting to know your numbers is one of the most important steps in assessing your risk for heart disease. By monitoring these numbers, you can take proactive steps toward better heart health. Check out the essential numbers you should ...

The causes of heart palpitations

Do scary movies make your heart skip a beat? Or maybe you notice a flutter in your chest just as you’re settling down for the night. When your heart beats rapidly or irregularly for a few seconds, you might feel this odd sensation in your chest, neck or throat. This fleeting feeling is ...

Importance of heart health at every age

Throughout your life, it’s probably been true that your heart has never stopped. It works tirelessly to pump blood throughout your body day and night. This organ is vital to your life, and it is important to keep it healthy by reducing your risks for developing heart disease. Heart disease ...

Weeding out which ads for diabetes are worth looking at

DEAR DR. ROACH: Every time I get on my phone, there are a ton of ads on how to cure Type 2 diabetes. Are any of them worth looking at? — F.N. ANSWER: If the ads are for comprehensive diet and exercise programs with education provided by a diabetes educator and a registered dietician (combined with medication if necessary), then they are absolutely worth looking at! Sadly, if they are anything like the ads I see, you might be recommended a supplement. (Look for the fine print that says: “This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not ...

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’

NEW YORK (AP) — Allison Burk's teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an unexpected discovery: The teen had ADHD, and Burk did too. During her daughter's ...