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Migraines during Pregnancy can Increase Stroke Risk

by Aimee Amodio

29 Apr 2008 05:23 PM

A study from Duke University Medical Center looked at the connection between migraines during pregnancy and an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Study authors started with the assumption that women who have migraines tend to also have vascular disease.

Mom's Heart Transplant Journey: The Recovery

by mommytotwo

21 Sep 2006 06:00 AM

My mom received her lifesaving heart transplant in March of 2004. The surgery went well, and although there were a few minor setbacks shortly after the surgery, she got stronger everyday.

Mom's Heart Transplant Journey: The Surgery

by mommytotwo

20 Sep 2006 06:22 AM

Mom had finally received the call we were waiting for. She had a heart. I was ill and hugely pregnant, and not allowed to travel to be there for the surgery. The day of her transplant, I remember literally sitting around the phone waiting for updates.

Mom's Heart Transplant Journey: The Call

by mommytotwo

19 Sep 2006 06:05 AM

Mom continued waiting for a heart, slowly moving up the list as her condition worsened. I was pregnant with my second child, my mom's sixth grandchild, and were we anxiously awaiting his birth sometime in April of 2004. Mom set a goal to be around for that, with or without a new heart.

Mom's Heart Transplant Journey: The Wait Begins

by mommytotwo

18 Sep 2006 06:42 AM

Mom's journey to her heart transplant continued. The cardiologists determined that she would need a new a heart, but that it would not be an immediate thing to happen.

Green Tea Linked to Reduced Mortality

by Christine Buske

14 Sep 2006 02:03 PM

A study with Japanese adults suggests that those people who consume larger amounts of green tea have lower risks of death. This includes cardiovascular disease, and all other causes except cancer. This is good news, considering that tea is almost as popular a beverage as water.



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