Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
2013-03-07
Reason for link between teeth, gums and heart health is still unclear, researcher saysContinue Reading
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
2013-03-04
Keys are better food choices, more physical activity and no secondhand smoke, doctor saysContinue Reading
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids’ Blood Pressure
2013-02-25
Task force finds insufficient data to support testing, but others say it’s essentialContinue Reading
New Soccer Goal: Lowering Blood Pressure
2013-02-22
Adults who play regularly may reduce hypertension, study findsContinue Reading
Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer’s Risk
2013-02-18
Finding could point to new targets for treatment, preventionContinue Reading
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
2013-02-15
But large U.S. government study shows there’s a lot of room for improvement to prevent complicationsContinue Reading
First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
2013-02-12
Researchers think better flow of nutrients to the womb in subsequent pregnancies might explain whyContinue Reading
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
2013-02-11
Even transient hypertension linked to heart and kidney disease, diabetesContinue Reading
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
2013-01-30
Small study found it reduced episodes of dizziness, shortness of breath for patients with atrial fibrillationContinue Reading
High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought
2013-01-29
U.S. study offers somewhat encouraging finding, but experts say it’s tough to pin down ‘correct’ rateContinue Reading
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
2013-01-18
Smoking, high blood pressure especially dangerous for those with subarachnoid hemorrhageContinue Reading
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
2013-01-10
Study finds primary care visits now less likely to include such advice, despite rise in obesity ratesContinue Reading
Common Blood Pressure Drugs Might Lower Dementia Risk
2013-01-07
Older men on beta blockers were less likely to have brain abnormalities in studyContinue Reading
Helping Sleeping Moms-to-Be Breathe Easier May Benefit Baby
2013-01-05
Study finds that a treatment used in sleep apnea boosted healthy fetal movementContinue Reading