Health Risks Rise for Medicare Patients in Year After Stroke
2010-12-16
Two-thirds return to hospital or die, emphasizing need for better after-care, experts sayContinue Reading
Death Rate From Heart Disease, Stroke Drops Off Over Decade
2010-12-15
But success is costly and much too limited, experts sayContinue Reading
Oxycontin, Other Opioid Painkillers Tied to Higher Health Risks
2010-12-13
But other factors may explain link seen in two studies involving Medicare patients, expert saysContinue Reading
What’s Good for Heart May Also Be Good for Brain
2010-12-13
High ‘good’ cholesterol seems to protect against Alzheimer’s disease, study findsContinue Reading
Grades in High School Might Influence Adult Health
2010-12-09
Study of people tracked since the 1950s ties better scores back then to less sickness laterContinue Reading
Even One Cigarette Can Prove Lethal, U.S. Surgeon General Says
2010-12-09
Her report emphasizes smoking’s immediate, powerful effects on lungs, heartContinue Reading
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Slightly
2010-12-09
Deaths from stroke, infant mortality decline, federal report findsContinue Reading
Study Suggests Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Heart Attack Risk
2010-12-09
Odds for those with the illness rises 60 percent higher than for those without it, Swedish researchers sayContinue Reading
New Test Links Blood Protein to Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk
2010-12-07
High levels were also associated with risk of death from all causesContinue Reading
Health Tip: Choose Heart-Healthy Foods
2010-12-07
To protect against heart attack and strokeContinue Reading
New Blood Thinner May Help Fight Dangerous Leg Clots
2010-12-06
Rivaroxaban appears safe, effective, study finds, although it will cost more than standard drugsContinue Reading
U.S. Government Sets New Health Goals for 2020
2010-12-02
These are more modest than previous ones, experts sayContinue Reading
Lifestyle Key to Preventing Stroke, Guidelines Say
2010-12-02
Number of strokes rising in U.S., but deaths drop almost one-thirdContinue Reading
New Piece of Alzheimer's Puzzle Identified
2010-12-02
Changes in lining of blood vessels appear to contribute to disease, researchers sayContinue Reading