Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients
2011-05-26
NIH terminated study 18 months early, citing no drop in heart attacks, strokes for usersContinue Reading
Daily Four-Drug Combo Pill Halves Heart Disease Risk: Study
2011-05-25
Low cost, better adherence are pluses, but side effects could be problem, experts sayContinue Reading
Stroke Patients May Regain Function Just as Easily at Home
2011-05-25
High-tech ‘locomotor’ training no better for walking improvement, study findsContinue Reading
Study Finds Almost 1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure
2011-05-25
Rate is much higher than was previously reported in 24- to 32-year-olds in U.S.Continue Reading
Combo of Paxil, Pravachol May Raise Blood Sugar
2011-05-25
As many as 1 million Americans may take the antidepressant and statin together, researchers sayContinue Reading
Study Finds Aspirin Still Best at Preventing 2nd Stroke
2011-05-25
More testing may reveal helpful role for drug alternative, others sayContinue Reading
Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Raised Death Risk in Women
2011-05-24
But overall risk due to new-onset atrial fibrillation still fairly low, researchers sayContinue Reading
Cooked Right, Fish Can Help a Woman's Heart
2011-05-24
Study found eating it broiled or baked reduced risk of heart failure by 30%Continue Reading
Study Ties Blood Markers to Death Risk in Heart Failure
2011-05-24
Finding should help identify high and low risk among elderly patients, experts sayContinue Reading
Health Tip: The Dangers of Having High Cholesterol
2011-05-24
It raises your risk of a host of diseasesContinue Reading
CT Heart Scans No Benefit to Patients Without Symptoms
2011-05-23
Study suggests it can lead to unneeded aggressive, invasive procedures and treatmentsContinue Reading
Younger Docs More Likely to Prescribe Drugs for Heart Disease: Study
2011-05-23
But their patients are not better off than those of older docs who stress lifestyle changesContinue Reading
Blood Pressure Drug Helps Those With Mild Heart Failure
2011-05-23
Inspra reduced cardiovascular complications, including irregular heart rhythmContinue Reading
Study Sees Link Between Psoriasis, Obesity in Kids
2011-05-20
And heart disease risk in those with skin disease may start with high cholesterol in childhoodContinue Reading