A five-year study found people treated in the summer were on average 8% more likely to see their blood pressure come down to healthy levels. The US Department of Veterans Affairs team analysed data on 443,632 veterans treated for hypertension.
The study, reported to the American Heart Association, suggests a more active summer lifestyle may be [...]

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You should learn how to determine your; Resting Heart Rate, Maximum Heart Rate, and Training Heart Rate.

1. Resting Heart Rate: Take your pulse for 6 seconds and multiply by 10. Most people will get a 60, 70, 80 or 90. Take your pulse again and this time notice whether you are between counts on the [...]

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People who significantly cut back on the amount of salt in their diet could reduce their chances of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter, according to a report on bmj.com today.
Researchers in Boston also found a reduction in salt intake could lower the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by up to a fifth.
Cardiovascular disease [...]

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A device that sounds like a 21st century version of a medicinal leech may soon be set loose inside the chests of heart patients. Resembling a robotic caterpillar, it will crawl across the surface of their beating heart, delivering treatment without the need for major surgery.
The device, called HeartLander, can be inserted using minimally invasive [...]

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