via BlackDoctor: Every minute in this country, two people are hospitalized for heart failure… and Blacks are at a much higher risk and are affected at an earlier age by the condition more than any other race. Michele N., 63, leads a busy life as a business manager, a recovery support group leader and an […]
via BlackDoctor: Heart failure, sometimes also called congestive heart failure, may sound like the heart has stopped beating, but it actually means that the heart muscle is not pumping blood as well as it should. Heart failure is a serious chronic condition that affects about 5.1 million people in the United States. If you have […]
via BlackDoctor: Heart failure (HF) kills thousands of people each year. But, the chronic, progressive condition can be managed if it’s diagnosed and treated early. The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, is making it easy for people to test their heart failure knowledge […]
Award-winning actress, singer, songwriter, television producer and talk show host Queen Latifah looks mean in green in NBC’s adaptation of The Wiz Live! (she’s “The Wiz”), but offscreen Latifah goes red for her mother and the millions of people diagnosed with heart failure (HF). Queen Latifah and her mother Rita Owens, who suffers from heart […]
Queen Latifah sat down with HuffPost Live on Tuesday to chat about an array of topics, including her mother’s experience with congestive heart failure. In partnership with the American Heart Association’s Rise Above Heart Failure movement, Latifah and her mother, Rita Owens, who was diagnosed with the condition 10 years ago, is raising awareness about the […]
Studies have found that injections of the male hormone testosterone increase blood pumping ability and heart muscle strength in men.
