(BlackDoctor.org) -- 'Tis the season to be stressed, with Christmas and New Year's just days away from each other, which can put a heavy burden on your heart.
"It is not uncommon to see heavier congestion in the hospital during the Christmas and New Year's period of time. Some years that's very true, but some years it's quiet," said cardiologist Keith Churchwell, M.D., associate director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As African Americans, we are prone to certain health conditions, like diabetes and heart disease. At first, this information can seem disheartening, but the realization of this realization is actually empowering. Now that we know what affects us, we can now learn how to combat it.
There are many ways you can prevent the onset of heart disease—or keep it from worsening if you have been diagnosed with a specific heart issue. Here are some time-tested heart-disease
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Depression and heart attack. One would think that there is no direct link between the two, but according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, as many as one out of three heart attack survivors report feeling depressed in the days and months after their episode. While there's no direct evidence that identifying depression can reduce your risk of cardiac death, the data shows that depressed people are often sicker post-heart attack and have a greater risk of cardiac
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A few months ago I wrote a piece published here on this website entitled "Like Fate, Health is What We Make". There I basically emphasized that health is ultimately in our own hands and that we possess a very high level of control over our general wellness. I was reminded of this fact yet again as I was examining the results a very recently conducted study called the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC), published on April 13th, 2009 in Archives of Internal Medicine . It is
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As African Americans, we are prone to certain health conditions, like diabetes and heart disease. At first, this information can seem disheartening, but the realization of this realization is actually empowering. Now that we know what affects us, we can now learn how to combat it. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Depression and heart attack. One would think that there is no direct link between the two, but according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, as many as one out of three heart attack survivors report feeling depressed in the days and months after their episode. While there's no direct evidence that identifying depression can reduce your risk of cardiac death, the data shows that depressed people are often sicker post-heart attack and have a greater risk of cardiac
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A few months ago I wrote a piece published here on this website entitled "Like Fate, Health is What We Make". There I basically emphasized that health is ultimately in our own hands and that we possess a very high level of control over our general wellness. I was reminded of this fact yet again as I was examining the results a very recently conducted study called the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC), published on April 13th, 2009 in Archives of Internal Medicine . It is
