Amarin Receives Approval for VAZKEPA to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
A round of applause for our research site physicians Dr Sam Henein and Dr Michael O’Mahony for their participation in the Amarin REDUCE-IT hypertriglyceridemia study!
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Are Fats Good or Bad?
Chances are you’ve heard conflicting information about dietary fats. Take butter, for instance. Butter was once in everyone’s bad books. It was so bad for us, in fact, that margarine was the recommended substitute for people trying to avoid saturated fats. Margarine has since been called “deadly” for health, while butter appears to be making
9 Exercises That Are Good For Your Heart
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. That means getting active—in spurts of ten minutes or more—on most days of the week. Not only can physical activity dramatically reduce stress levels, boost energy, and improve the quality of your sleep
6 Foods to Avoid If You Have High Blood Pressure
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, about one in five Canadians have hypertension, or high blood pressure. Even more worrisome is the fact that millions more Canadians have something called prehypertension, a condition in which blood pressure levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed. Whether you have high blood
6 Ways To Reduce The Risk of Developing Hypertension & Cardiovascular Disease
In Canada, an estimated 7.5 million people live with hypertension, or high blood pressure. Though high blood pressure is very common, easy to diagnose, and treatable, many people don’t even know they have it. It rarely has symptoms. But when left untreated, it can do damage to the arteries and increase your risk of developing
The Common Heart Attack Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
If something was wrong with your heart, would you know? Unfortunately, not all heart problems come with clearly recognizable symptoms. Though you might think of someone clutching their chest before they drop to the floor—like in a movie—it doesn’t always happen that way. In fact, heart-related symptoms don’t even necessarily manifest in the chest. If