Death of Loved One May Trigger Elevated Heart Rate
2010-11-15
Worrisome signs seemed to revert to normal within 6 months, study suggestsContinue Reading
Vitamin D Shortage Not Tied to Stroke Deaths in Blacks: Study
2010-11-15
But death risk doubled for D-deficient whites, researchers saidContinue Reading
Study Urges Teens to Cut Down on Salt
2010-11-15
Doing so could reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease later in lifeContinue Reading
CPR Guidelines May Lower Out-of-Hospital Death Rate
2010-11-15
One U.S. city gained a fourfold jump in patient survival since 2006, EMS director saysContinue Reading
For Some, Care May Be Withdrawn Too Soon After Cardiac Arrest
2010-11-15
Studies suggest that patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia need more time to recoverContinue Reading
Setting National Hospital Standards Could Boost Cardiac Care
2010-11-12
American Heart Association experts are proposing such a systemContinue Reading
High Cholesterol in Middle Age May Not Raise Dementia Risk for Women
2010-11-11
Small Swedish study refutes conventional wisdom, but some experts skepticalContinue Reading
FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs
2010-11-10
Images would include emaciated lung cancer patients and a dead body in a morgueContinue Reading
Long-Term Statin Use Won't Raise Cancer Risk: Study
2010-11-10
In fact, U.S. team finds the cholesterol drugs might even lower odds for a few tumor typesContinue Reading
Number of Uninsured American Adults Hits Record High
2010-11-09
Many of those without coverage are middle-income people or chronically ill, CDC saysContinue Reading
Higher Statin Doses Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Stroke
2010-11-09
Strategy reduced risk but increased side effects, researchers foundContinue Reading
Many Patients With Heart Attack Delay Hospital Care
2010-11-09
Takes an average of 2.6 hours to get to medical center after first symptoms, study findsContinue Reading
Solar Blood-Pressure Device Shows Promise for Use in Poor Nations
2010-11-09
Instrument could improve treatment of hypertension in low-income countries, researchers sayContinue Reading
New Drug, Pradaxa, May Prevent Second Stroke in Certain Heart Patients
2010-11-09
As effective as anticlotting drug warfarin among those with atrial fibrillation, study foundContinue Reading