Beware of Dangerous Supplements
The nation’s drug supply is beset with problems due to counterfeit prescription drugs, which have flooded the market from China and other countries. But it’s not only prescription drugs you need t...
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Daily Aspirin: Take It The Right Way
Aspirin can be a lifesaver when it comes to preventing heart attacks, but it’s crucial to take it correctly, says one of the nation’s top cardiologists.
Chauncey Crandall, M.D., chief of the cardiac transplant program at the world-renown...
Get Off Blood Pressure Meds
By: Dr. Chauncey Crandall
While blood pressure medications are necessary in some cases, you can beat high blood pressure in the same way you beat heart disease — by changing the way you eat, move (or don’t move!), and handle stress.
F...
Aspirin a Day? Is It Right for You?
Some people taking daily aspirin should cut back to two or three doses a week.
That’s the advice of one of the nation’s top cardiologists in the wake of a new warning from the Food and Drug Administration this week that too many American...
Late Bedtime Means Weight Gain
By Dr. Crandall:
Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to a whole host of problems, including the tendency for snacking on junk food. But a new study shows that simply going to sleep too late can expand your waistline.
In the largest ...
Heart Attack: What to Do
Dr. Chauncey Crandall, Medical Director of Interventional Cardiology at Good Samaritan Medical Center, explains what one should do in the event of a heart attack.
Unlike the dramatic Hollywood Heart Attack, many heart attacks start slowly. O...
Hardened Arteries Trigger Alzheimer’s
By Dr. Chauncey Crandall
One of the reasons Alzheimer’s disease is so terrifying is that scientists have yet to pinpoint exactly why some people get the disease and others do not. Yet as they delve deeper into the causes of both heart dise...
5 Myths About Caffeine, BUSTED
Dr. Chauncey Crandall shares with us his favorite health article of the week:
Whether you love yourself a good cup of coffee or love to hate it, you probably have some strong feelings about caffeine. Between religious restrictions and those ...
Women: Balance Estrogen for Heart Health
By Dr. Chauncey Crandall
The role of estrogen in heart health has become somewhat controversial in recent years. Previously, estrogen was thought to be protective of the heart in women, because women generally develop heart disease about 10 ye...
Sitting Raises Risk of Dying
Sitting for too long and being inactive has been known for sometime to raise heart disease risk. But now research is finding that it also hikes the risk of heart failure — even in active men.
Researchers followed a racially diverse group o...