High Blood Pressure Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

High blood pressure has been linked to many serious diseases such as heart attacks and strokes. However, research now shows that high blood pressure can also raise the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) reports that new long-term research from four different countries gives further evidence that untreated high…

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Aging Increases the Risk for Heart Disease

February is American Heart Month to raise awareness of heart disease, which is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. The human heart is mainly made up of muscle that beats 24/7. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in a…

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Saves Lives

Two Small Boys Save Grandmother from Cardiac Arrest by Performing CPR Amazingly, two young Canadian boys only ages 7 and 10 saved their grandmother’s life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on her after she went into sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest progresses very quickly to sudden cardiac death. The two boys and their grandmother…

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