Regular marijuana use could raise your risk of heart failure, stroke, or heart attack, according to new research. Experts still don’t know much about the ways long-term marijuana use may impact the body. But preliminary research, presented earlier this month at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 meeting, found marijuana use could have […]
Karuna Therapeutics has ticked another task off the to-do list for its blockbuster-in-waiting KarXT, posting phase 1b data that counter concerns about the effect of the schizophrenia therapy on blood pressure. Questions about the effect of xanomeline, the active ingredient in KarXT, on blood pressure date back to the years before Eli Lilly shelved the […]
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Recent research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 highlights the connection between mental health and cardiovascular disease. Findings show that anxiety and depression can accelerate cardiovascular risk factors and that a cumulative stress score is significantly linked to heart disease, suggesting that mental health significantly impacts heart health. Two studies presented at […]
ATLANTIC BEACH, Carteret County — Roll up your sleeves for a live-saving blood drive. The Atlantic Beach Fire Department is hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in memory of Beatrice Neal McGinty. The event is happening from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Beach Fire Department located at 125 W […]
President emphasizes for adopting healthy lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular diseases President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasized for adopting healthy lifestyle, including diet, to prevent cardiovascular diseases. In his video-link address to the 12th biennial conference of the Pakistan Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons held in Peshawar on Friday, he said preventive measures not only […]
The Colony to host Red Cross Blood Drive The City of The Colony will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at The Colony Annex, located at 6804 Main St. Visit RedCrossBlood.org, and use sponsor code “thecolony” to make an appointment.
Parents in the West Midlands are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) if they haven’t done so already. It comes amid concerns more young kids are at risk from the highly infectious MMR due to declining vaccination rates. Doctors say it can lead to serious complications if it […]
Ehsan Vaghefi, CEO and co-founder of Toku, grew up with a blind father who lost eyesight at the age of four due to congenital glaucoma. As a result of this, his dad was involved with the Blind Foundation in his home country of Iran. Vaghefi says most of his childhood friends were either blind or […]