

Lifestyle Can Prevent Heart Disease
According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine news release in November, 2013, being physically fit may be an effective way to prevent heart attacks. The researchers analyzed data from nearly 10,000 adults with heart disease who took a treadmill stress test. They were also followed for 11 years to see if they suffered a heart attack, had undergone surgery to open blocked heart arteries or had died from any cause. "In our study, the patients who were most fit had a 75% lower risk of