Educating Stroke Survivors Helps Them Spot Another Stroke Faster
2015-06-11
Program can be especially helpful for minority patients, researchers notedContinue Reading
FDA Advisers Recommend Approval of 2nd New Cholesterol Drug
2015-06-10
Trials show they slash levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, and could benefit those who don’t tolerate statinsContinue Reading
Early CPR Spurred by Smartphone Alerts Saves Lives
2015-06-10
Phone apps get trained volunteers to cardiac-arrest victims before ambulance, researchers sayContinue Reading
Popular Heartburn Meds Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Attack
2015-06-10
But don’t stop taking proton pump inhibitors based on this study, expert saysContinue Reading
Health Tip: Know Your Risk for High Blood Pressure
2015-06-10
Age and lifestyle are factors
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FDA Advisers Weigh 2 New Cholesterol Drugs
2015-06-09
Trials show they slash levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol; could be used by people who don’t respond to statinsContinue Reading
Stroke Ages Brain by 8 Years, Study Finds
2015-06-09
Memory impaired, thinking speed slowed in those who suffered brain attackContinue Reading
Statins Pose No Greater Harm to Memory, Study Suggests
2015-06-08
Review of more than a million patients finds the drugs are no worse for recall than other cholesterol fightersContinue Reading
World’s Population Is Getting Sicker, Study Shows
2015-06-08
People lose more ‘years of healthy life’ to illness now than they did in the 1990s, global survey reportsContinue Reading
Resuming Blood Pressure Meds After Surgery Linked to Better Outcomes
2015-06-04
Study suggests delay in restarting drugs leads to more complicationsContinue Reading
Tight Blood Sugar Control Helps the Heart in Type 2 Diabetes
2015-06-03
But study showed it’s not enough to prevent related deathsContinue Reading
Test Endurance Athletes for Heart Woes While They Exercise: Study
2015-06-03
European researchers report detection of arrhythmias should also focus on right ventricleContinue Reading
Cholesterol Drugs May Boost Outcomes After Bypass
2015-06-02
People taking a statin had lower risk of dying in weeks after the heart surgery, researchers sayContinue Reading
Average New Yorker Sits 7 Hours Each Day: Study
2015-05-28
Rates may even be higher, and experts warn that too little daily activity can cause serious harmContinue Reading