U.S. Diet Still Has Too Much Salt, CDC Warns
2011-10-20
Efforts needed to cut the 75% of dietary sodium that comes from processed foods, restaurant mealsContinue Reading
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Op Blood Clots
2011-10-20
Findings suggest clot-preventing measures should be considered in this patient group, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hypertension, Not Blood Pressure Drugs, Linked to Birth Defects
2011-10-19
Study found medications did not raise risk any furtherContinue Reading
Fewer Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, U.S. Study Finds
2011-10-18
Number of cases is down, but there are still too many, expert saysContinue Reading
Blood Type May Affect Survival After Heart Bypass
2011-10-17
Type-AB patients fare better after this surgery than others, study findsContinue Reading
Could Discrimination Help Trigger Illness in Blacks?
2011-10-13
Stress tied to bias might explain race-based disparities in disease rates, researchers sayContinue Reading
U.S. Heart Disease Rates Keep Falling: CDC
2011-10-13
But certain populations still lag behind trend, especially in the South, experts warnContinue Reading
Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Manage Angina
2011-10-13
Recognize changes to the normal patternContinue Reading
Certain After-Stroke Treatments May Boost Outcome
2011-10-12
Management of fever, blood sugar and swallowing problems boosts survival, functioning, study findsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Metabolic Syndrome Raises Chance of Cardiovascular Disease
2011-10-12
Here are its risk factorsContinue Reading
Where Folks Live Plays Role in Health Disparities: Study
2011-10-12
Race seems to matter less than living in a poor community, researchers sayContinue Reading
Healthy Diet May Counteract Heart Disease Gene
2011-10-11
Piling plates with fruit, veggies, berries reduced genetic risk in large studyContinue Reading
Lasers Safe for Removal of Pacemaker Wires in Elderly: Study
2011-10-11
The procedure, already used in younger patients, helps avoid open-heart surgery, researchers noteContinue Reading
Study Suggests Origins of Pregnancy-Linked High Blood Pressure
2011-10-11
Father’s cells inside the placenta trick mother’s immune system, research saysContinue Reading