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Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: New research on calcium supplements

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:09:44 +0000

Dr. Richard O’Neill reminds us to check with our own health provider before responding to research studies, like a recent one suggesting long-term calcium supplements do not reduce fracture risk and may increase risk of death.
Read the study: Long term calcium intake and rates of all cause and cardiovascular mortality: community based prospective longitudinal cohort study
US Prevention Task Force: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures

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Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Could blueberries and strawberries really be anti-heart attack secret agents?

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:30:05 +0000

Dr. Richard O’Neill shares his delight in learning that a study has shown his favorite berries to be heart attack ‘secret’ – or not so secret – agents. Read the story: Berry-rich diet credited with one-third drop in MI risk in NHS 2 cohort

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Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: How to avoid a broken heart

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:30:58 +0000

Dr. Richard O’Neill shares the bottom line from an interesting research study that looked at 15,000 cases of acute heart problems — people with more friends, and better relationships, had about 60% fewer acute, life-threatening cardiac events than people who lived alone.

Read the study: Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register

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Excellus grant to pay for EKG machines for Central New York rescue squads

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:10:47 +0000

Jay Scott, director of education programs for Upstate’s Emergency Medicine Department, is joined by Dr. Arthur Vercillo, local surgeon and regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, to discuss a $30,000 grant from Excellus that will pay for EKG machines for volunteer rescue squads across Central New York. The grant will provide life-saving cardiac care equipment for ambulance and rescue squads across five counties.

Read the story: Ambulances get new life-saving equipment

‘Go Red For Women’ initiative aims to increase public awareness about heart disease in women

Rebecca Cerio — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:40:38 +0000

In honor of National Wear Red Day (February 1), Upstate researcher Dr. Richard Veenstra will talk about the unique aspects of women and heart disease, debunk some myths and offer preventive measures to help avoid the situation. Dr. Veenstra’s research focuses on the electrical activity of the heart, and he also sits on the board of the Syracuse chapter of the American Heart Association.

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The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women initiative to increase public awareness about heart disease in women.
The 2013 Syracuse Heart Walk - April 6

Second annual ‘Strong Women, Strong Hearts’ event coming in February

Rebecca Cerio — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:19:12 +0000

Cardiovascular nurses Alicia Taylor and Elizabeth Urban Hartigan remind us to save the date for the second annual Strong Women, Strong Hearts event slated for February 2, 2013.

This free, day-long event will include health screenings, exercise, nutritional information, heart-healthy tastings, Reiki therapy, massage, yoga, meditation and local vendors with jewelry, foods and more.

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The Upstate Heart and Vascular Center at Upstate University Hospital
Strong Women, Strong Hearts, a free day of education, entertainment and indulgence.

Public Health Today: Statins and heart disease

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:33:42 +0000

National heart disease and cholesterol expert Dr. John LaRosa discusses the newest and most powerful class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, and the role they play in the decline of heart disease and stroke.

What killed Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum?

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:31:15 +0000

Upstate cardiologist Harold Smulyan collaborated with a retired former colleague to investigate what killed Wizard of Oz author and Chittenango native L. Frank Baum in 1919. It was congestive heart failure. Their paper which was recently published explores what tools physicians had at their disposal to treat heart problems in the early 1900s, and what the thinking and beliefs were regarding heart disease at that time. Dr. Smulyan shares how he got involved in such a project, how he conducted research by sifting through Baum’s papers at Bird library at SU, and what he discovered about medicine 100 years ago.

Cardiovascular MRI at Upstate

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:32:11 +0000

Dr. Ali Salah, director of cardiac imaging at Upstate, talks about cardiovascular MRI - what it’s used for and how Upstate is the only hospital in the region with this expertise. Read more about Complex heart abnormalities come into focus with cardiac MRI on Upstate’s blog “What’s Up At Upstate“.

Update on new Upstate Cancer Center

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:32:13 +0000

Thoracic surgeon Leslie Kohman, medical director of the Upstate Cancer Center, and Linda Veit, special projects manager, update us on the exciting new cancer center as it rises from the ground. The capital campaign continues to support the building and many exciting new programs that will complement the existing cancer program.

To learn more about the capital campaign for the new Upstate Cancer Center, or to donate: Give Hope a New Home.

New pump device for patients with complicated heart problems

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:30:50 +0000

Interventional cardiologist Hani Kozman talks about a new Impella device, a “heart pump” for patients with complex heart problems.

The Upstate Heart & Vascular Center (HVC) at Upstate University Hospital.

7/29/12 Women’s heart support group

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:39:11 +0000

Upstate University Hospital and the national organization WomenHeart are hosting Central NY WomenHeart—free monthly meetings that serve as a support network for women who are living with heart disease. Upstate’s Jamie Waterstripe RN and heart disease survivor Leisha Tedford MSW talk about the support group, held at Upstate’s OASIS/HealthLink Learning Center, 1 Telergy Parkway (6333 State Route 298) in East Syracuse. The public is invited to an Open House on Monday, July 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information about the Central NY WomenHeart, contact call 315-663-1712.

5/13/12 Resistant hypertension

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:59:27 +0000

Internist Apurv Khanna, director of the Hypertension Clinic at Upstate, talks about ‘resistant hypertension’, or high blood pressure that is difficult to control. Dr. Khanna will discuss the reasons for this condition and the testing and treatment the clinic provides.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Upstate Connect 1-800-464-8668

3/18/12 Heart disease in women

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:34:47 +0000

Dr. Lubna Wani is a clinical investigator and internist treating acute and chronic diseases and conditions such as heart disease and diabetes in adult patients, and an advocate for women and heart disease. Dr. Wani will address the impact heart disease has on women and how the disease is different in women than in men.

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1/29/12 Strong Women, Strong Hearts

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18:49 +0000

Cardiovascular nurses Alicia Taylor and Elizabeth Urban talk about a new health event in Syracuse called Strong Women, Strong Hearts. The day will feature special presentations by Upstate Cardiologist Luna Bhatta and Upstate’s Heart Failure Coordinator Lorri Langdon, among others. The event will also provide free health screenings, nutritional information with heart-healthy tastings, exercise information and classes, and stress-management presentations that will incorporate therapeutic massage, yoga, and meditation classes, as well as Reiki therapy.

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The Upstate Heart and Vascular Center at Upstate University Hospital
Strong Women, Strong Hearts, a free day of education, entertainment and indulgence.