Here are 3 reasons why life insurance matters for families of kids with heart conditions.
Here’s a look at 6 of the many benefits of summer camp for kids with heart conditions.
You may not know you have it, or even your family members, but genetic heart conditions can pose major health risks if left undetected.
Here are 4 tips to help teens with heart conditions overcome body image issues—and feel better about themselves in the process.
The human heart is made up of an intricate system of chambers, blood vessels, valves, and more. When they work together, these parts pump blood to your body and keep you alive. But because there are so many components that …
Cardiac care for pediatric heart conditions has greatly improved in recent years. Here’s a look at some of the biggest improvements we’ve seen.
From simple mesh stents to complex implantable cardioverter defibrillators, here’s how 4 cardiac devices work to treat different heart conditions.
Who doesn’t love watching movies? Here are 4 inspirational movies for kids that are especially meaningful for heart kids.
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The American Heart Association offers these top tips for staying heart healthy this summer.
Researchers used the technique to determine the impact of a ring-shaped vortex on transporting blood flow within the human heartEngineers at the University of...
A number of other problems can cause hearing loss, particularly sensorineural hearing loss. Many of them are very common conditions that are not always associated with hearing loss. They include: Common Childhood Infections Mumps is the most common cause of one-sided total deafness in the United States. Frequently, the child and family are not aware of the hearing loss until years later. Other childhood infections, such…
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The American Heart Association offers these tips to make your Halloween festivities fun, safe, and healthy for you, your family, all those trick-or-treaters and party guests.
There are some diseases and conditions that only affect women, and others that most of us immediately, if not exclusively, associate with them, like brea...
Here are 4 tips to help teens with heart conditions deal with peer pressure.
iPosture or digital age poor posture results in chronic new conditions, text-neck, texting thumb, hunchback, and old favorites like low back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the best weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease and other heart conditions.