Consuming half a tablespoon of olive oil a day cuts heart attack risk by a FIFTH, research shows Harvard researchers studied the health of nearly 100,000 people over 24 years They found that higher olive oil consumption was beneficial to heart health Tablespoon per day meant a 15 per cent lower…
Heart attack survivors who develop PTSD don’t always take heart meds
Experiencing a heart attack may be so terrifying that it triggers post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and those who develop PTSD have twice the risk of having a second heart attack. That’s according to new research that suggests this may be because PTSD keeps them from taking their cardiovascular medication. Researchers…
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: I’ve had a panic attack like Fearne
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: I’ve had a panic attack like Fearne – and I thought I was going to die One day, when I was walking to a lecture at medical school, my head started to spin and my heart was beating so fast I thought my chest would…
Kevin Love Thought 'This Is It' During His First Panic Attack
Today, when Kevin Love feels a decline in his mental health, he’s able to deal with it in a number of ways. He goes to therapy and takes medication. He tries to meditate every day. He spends quiet time with his dog, Vestry. To his opponents on the court, Love…
Antibiotic use linked to greater risk of heart attack and stroke in women
Women who take antibiotics over a long period of time are at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to research carried out in nearly 36,500 women. The study, published in the European Heart Journal today, found that women aged 60 or older who took antibiotics for two months…
New York woman suffers ‘silent’ heart attack, details experience to warn others
February is American Heart Month: Dr. Oz shares heart-healthy tips A New York woman who survived a so-called “silent” heart attack is using her experience to remind others how symptoms of the sometimes fatal occurrence are not always immediately apparent. Tasha Benjamin, who lives in East Syracuse, New York, told…
Could a heart attack or stroke lead to early menopause?
New research has found that women who have a heart attack, stroke or some other type of cardiovascular event before age 35 have twice the risk of going into early menopause—which could create its own set of health hazards. Menopause is the process in which a woman permanently stops having…