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The average age when American women enter into menopause is around fifty-one. It is during the postmenopausal years that set women up for an increased risk of several health conditions, including heart disease.
Read MoreMany women focus on their risk of developing breast cancer but for women with diabetes, they need to put that focus more so on their heart.
Read MoreBoth men and women with type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for greater than 75 percent of hospitalizations and greater than 50 percent of all deaths among those with the disease.
Read MoreHeart disease is the number one cause of death among women in the U.S. yet it remains woefully under-diagnosed. Part of the reason is that heart attacks were, from the 19th century well into the 20th, viewed as being caused by stress. It was a disease for “hard-working and ambitious men,” and dying of a heart attack, like sweating, was simply not something a proper woman did.
Read MoreYou may be taking low-dose aspirin regularly because its blood-thinning powers are known to stave off heart disease, but some California researchers may have just given you another reason. Their findings indicate that taking low-dose aspirin at least three times per week may reduce a woman's risk of breast cancer by up to 20 percent.
Read MoreHot flashes may be more than just a woman feeling the heat – they may also be increasing a woman’s risk of heart disease. Hot flashes, typically associated with menopause is when a woman may have a quick feeling of intense heat along with sometimes a red, flushed face and sweating. Up to 70% of women experience hot flashes with a third describing them as frequent or severe. Now a new study has discovered a link between women who get frequent hot flashes during menopause who may be susceptible to vascular dysfunction which can lead to heart disease.
Read MoreFor a woman living in the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death and the earlier in her life a woman takes steps to reduce her risk, the less likely she’ll face that scenario.
Read MoreHeart disease, in its most general sense, refers to several types of conditions like coronary heart (or artery) disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is responsible for approximately 600,000 deaths annually, which translates into about one in every four deaths. It may not come as a surprise that heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women; however, more women die as a result of heart disease than men. In fact, heart disease kills more women than all types of cancer combined.
Read MoreFebruary is American Heart Month across the U.S. It also is the time of year when the American Heart Association promotes it’s “Go Red for Women” initiative, which focuses on heart disease in women.
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