New U.S. Health Initiative Highlights Disease Prevention
2011-06-16
Multi-agency effort will focus on encouraging exercise, healthy eatingContinue Reading
More Olive Oil in Diet Could Cut Stroke Risk: Study
2011-06-15
Seniors who preferred the oil had 41% drop in the attacks vs. those who rarely ate itContinue Reading
Too Much TV Raises Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Death
2011-06-14
Analysis found two hours a day increased chances of health problems by up to 20%Continue Reading
Diabetics May Be at Greater Risk for Second Stroke
2011-06-14
But lowering cholesterol with statins reduces their odds for cardiovascular events, researchers sayContinue Reading
Medical Groups Update Heart, Blood Pressure Care Guidelines
2011-06-13
Measures tweak standards last changed in 2005Continue Reading
Few Anesthesiologists Monitor Key Heart Signal
2011-06-13
Only 35 percent assess patient’s cardiac performance during high-risk surgery, study findsContinue Reading
Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted
2011-06-13
Medicare patients turned away from nearest hospital more likely to die, study findsContinue Reading
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
2011-06-10
A push to recognize and treat heart attacks in women has unintended consequence, expert saysContinue Reading
Vytorin Lowers Heart Disease Risk in Large Study of Kidney Patients
2011-06-09
Cardiovascular trouble reduced as much as 25 percent by cholesterol drug in this high-risk groupContinue Reading
Impaired Heart Function Seen in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes
2011-06-08
Scans showed poor blood flow during exercise compared with other study participantsContinue Reading
Exercise May Protect the Brain From 'Silent Strokes'
2011-06-08
Moderate to intense physical activity cuts seniors’ risk by 40 percent, study findsContinue Reading
Right Side of Heart Linked to Lung Diseases, Study Finds
2011-06-07
Findings could aid diagnosis of cardiopulmonary problems, researchers sayContinue Reading
Heart-Healthy DASH Diet May Help Teen Girls Stay Slim
2011-06-06
Study found those who most closely followed eating plan showed least gains in body mass indexContinue Reading
Mental Illness Linked to Greater Risk of Death After Heart Attack
2011-06-03
Study found patients are also less likely to receive lifesaving treatmentsContinue Reading