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Checking Your Blood Pressure At Home

You don't always have to go to your doctor's office to have your blood pressure checked; you can monitor your own blood pressure at home. If you ca...

DASH Diet and High Blood Pressure

Another diet -- DASH-Sodium -- calls for cutting back sodium to 1,500 milligrams a day (about 2/3 teaspoon). The DASH diet calls for a certain numb...

What Opportunistic Infections Do You Get with HIV?

Women have a greater chance of getting certain infections like HPV that can lead to cancers of the reproductive system such as cervical cancer. The...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus. Symptoms of CMV with HIV. If you have HIV, you probably won’t get sick with CMV unless your CD4 count, a t...

Barrett's Esophagus: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

Barrett's esophagus is a potentially serious complication of GERD, which stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. With GERD, stomach contents fl...

Women and Heart Disease

Because coronary heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, being a proactive patient may very well save your life. The cho...

Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, or heart muscle disease, is a type of progressive heart disease in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffe...

Heart Disease and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with thickening of the heart muscle, most commonly at the septum between the ventricles, below the ...

Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure

You can reduce your risk of high blood pressure by losing weight. Americans eat more salt and other forms of sodium than they need. A blood pressur...

Congenital Heart Disease Explained

All can lead to congenital heart defects and other problems with a baby’s development. In some cases, your doctor will tell you that you or your ba...

Should You Take Aspirin for Heart Disease?

A low-dose aspirin might be considered to prevent heart attack and stroke in a select group of adults between 40-70 who aren't at increased risk of...

Older Adults: How to Avoid Falls At Home

Make sure your light switches are easy to reach, and at the bottom and top of any stairs. Turn the lights on before you get up to move around. If y...