By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Heart disease in women is a big deal. The number one killer of women is heart disease. In the United States, 1 in 4 women dies from heart disease. This post addresses signs and symptoms of a heart attack in women, important numbers you ought to know, and ways to help reduce stress by focusing on you. #Take15Minutes each day for YOU. Ladies, love your heart. It’s important to know your…
Read More...Social Media: Sharecare’s Twitter Chat Educates for Heart Health
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media is a powerful platform to help educate consumers and provide valuable and trustworthy information. Twitter Chat’s are a popular real-time question and answer session. Join us today, February 22, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST (9 a.m. to 11 a.m. PST) for Sharecare’s Twitter chat on heart health. Dr. Carolina Valdiviezo-Shlomp from Johns Hopkins and Dr. Samin Sharma from The Mount Sinai Medical Center will…
Read More...Heart Disease in Women: Ladies, Love Your Heart All Year Long
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Featured in USATODAY.com | Grand Rounds – Health Tips American Heart Month may be officially over, but don’t let the lack of media attention fool you into thinking heart disease isn’t a critical issue. We still need to be mindful of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women. There are simple lifestyle choices you can make to help prevent you from heart disease. I…
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