Youth fitness reduces middle age death risk

A recently-published study in the JAMA Internal Medicine shows that fitness in youth may reduce the risk of heart-related death in middle ag...

Heart attack and stroke: Do you know what to do?

A heart attack or a stroke can happen to anyone at any time.  1,145 Maine people died from a heart attack and stroke in 2011.  The best thin...

American Heart Month

Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Maine and describes a variety of conditions that affect your heart and/or blood vess...

American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month. Most of us know someone who has had a heart attack or stroke. In Maine, more than 1 of every 4 deaths is f...

American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month.   Most of us know someone who has had a heart attack or stroke.   In Maine about 23% of all deaths are fro...

What do you know about cardiovascular disease?

It’s American Heart Month and this month’s edition of US CDC’s Vital Signs focuses on cardiovascular disease and what we can do to incre...

Aloe Vera, Not Dangerous Drugs

Shawn M. Talbot, PhD, author of A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements, the aloe plant also “has been shown to exert beneficial effect...