Men, Women and Chest Pain
2013-09-18
How gender may affect heart attack symptoms from chest pain to shortness of breath.Continue Reading
New Understanding of Racial Disparities and Diabetes
2013-09-17
Similar rates of disease-related deaths found in studyContinue Reading
Chest Pain Less Common in Female Heart Patients: Study
2013-09-16
Emergency staff should be aware of other symptoms of heart attack, unstable angina, researchers sayContinue Reading
Genes Tied to High Blood Pressure Found in Black Americans
2013-09-16
Study findings may lead to discovery of useful targets for new treatments, researcher saysContinue Reading
Simple Score May Predict Heart Attack, Stroke Risks
2013-09-13
It could help steer heart-disease treatment, researchers sayContinue Reading
Childhood Obesity Quadruples Chances of Adult Hypertension: Study
2013-09-12
Even being overweight when young was found to double high blood pressure risk in long-term studyContinue Reading
Even Younger Women With Diabetes May Face Higher Odds for Heart Disease
2013-09-12
Finding was independent of women’s other risk factors in early studyContinue Reading
Positive Attitude Linked to Longer Life in Heart Patients
2013-09-12
Keeping physically active may boost survival in those with a negative outlook, study suggestsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Will a Pacemaker Help Me?
2013-09-12
It helps stabilize an irregular heartbeatContinue Reading
Racial and Ethnic Differences Seen in Survival, Care Needs With Certain Strokes
2013-09-11
Hispanic patients had lowest death rates after subarachnoid stroke, study foundContinue Reading
CPR Underused by Minorities, Study Finds
2013-09-10
Different approach to classes needed in urban areas, researchers sayContinue Reading
Financial Incentives for Docs May Improve Care
2013-09-10
Studies looked at types of treatments offered and compared patients’ blood pressure controlContinue Reading
ER Visits Common After Seniors’ Surgery, Study Finds
2013-09-10
At some hospitals 1 in 4 patients returns for emergency care following colon operationContinue Reading
5 Percent of U.S. Kids ‘Severely Obese,’ Experts Warn
2013-09-09
New and better treatments needed for this newly defined disease, researchers say
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