Tag: heart attack

Holidays and Heart Attacks? How to keep your heart in the holidays, but avoid “Holiday Heart Syndrome”.

In a true case of life mirroring art, I had a patient yesterday with “Holiday Heart Syndrome” (yes, it’s a real thing, and yes, it has everything to do with …

1in 3 Americans Have Elevated Blood Pressure–Are You One? My Newest FoxNews Segment

Watch my clip today with FoxBoston news talking about the “silent killer” of high blood pressure.

via Report: Millions of Americans don’t have blood pressure under control.

Did you …

Latest TV Episode-Breaking the Smoking Addiction

Did you know that it only takes 7 seconds from the moment a cigarette hits your lips to the time it reaches your brain?

Did you know that drinking milk …

First “OnCall With Dr Darria” TV Episode – Heart Health and Learn CPR

Last week, we had our first filming for the TV show “OnCall with Dr Darria”!  As it’s not available in all markets, I will be posting the show in segments …

Paula Deen Says Diabetes is like “Russian Roulette”–Are You At Risk?

The recent news that Paula Deen, (the “celebrity” southern  chef  whose specialties include deep fried lasagna and a burger with bacon and cheese between two donuts) has diabetes may come …

Is Your (or Your Family Member’s) Cholesterol Medication Causing Diabetes?

A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine has alarmed many patient groups, specifically women.  The “Women’s Health Initiative” studied 150,000 post-menopausal women and found that those that took …