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Specials

Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field

  Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 21:54
Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?

Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?

As rates for high blood pressure and implicitly for heart disease and stroke are dramatically...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 14:53
Gene Variant Related To High Blood Pressure Discovered

Gene Variant Related To High Blood Pressure Discovered

U.S. researchers identified a specific gene variant that is directly linked to the development of...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 23:52
Researchers Identified Common Gene Variant Linked To Hypertension

Researchers Identified Common Gene Variant Linked To Hypertension

A team of researchers has identified a gene variant that may make people more prone to...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 13:43
Report: Some Foods Contain Too Much Salt

Report: Some Foods Contain Too Much Salt

A new study to be published in the January issue of Consumer Reports reveals that many foods...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:16
Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. and Sanofi-Aventis SA blood pressure drug Avapro failed in a...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 15:30
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US

High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US

High blood pressure rates appear to increase in the United States, according to a report released...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:30
Learn to Avoid Energy Drinks! It’s for Your Own Good

Learn to Avoid Energy Drinks! It’s for Your Own Good

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals University are requiring warning labels for popular...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:11
Energy Drinks May Give You Wings, But Sometimes Caffeine Intoxication

Energy Drinks May Give You Wings, But Sometimes Caffeine Intoxication

A new study conducted by a team of scientist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., found...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 07:27
High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association’s Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research held...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:20
Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain  High Levels of Toxic Metals

Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain High Levels of Toxic Metals

Ayurvedic medicines are frequently contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic, a new study found....
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:32
Viagra Might Help Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra Might Help Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra is also good for improving the sex life of depressed women, a new study found. Sildenafil...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 07:44
Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

Safety of Statin Use for Children Questioned

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to change its guidelines regarding children and...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 15:13
Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost Heart Attack Risk

Men suffering from Vitamin D deficiency appear to be more predisposed to heart attack, new...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 11:21
Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new research suggests. American...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:46
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Technology

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel Develops Health Care Program

Intel announced at a medical conference in New Orleans that it will introduce technology which will...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 20:41
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World

US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

US Hypertension Rates on the Rise

As obesity is continuously rising in the Unites States so is high blood pressure, both conditions...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:40
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U.S.

Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Update 1: Hypertension Rates Soaring In The United States

Researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have recently revealed that...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:46
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Music

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Toni Braxton Cancels Vegas Show Due to Health Problems

Due to continuing health problems, Toni Braxton was forced to cancel her Las Vegas show "Toni...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 21:20
Toni Braxton to Undergo Additional Medical Tests

Toni Braxton to Undergo Additional Medical Tests

R&B singer Toni Braxton has cancelled Las Vegas shows for the rest of April as she undergoes...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 12:34
Toni Braxton OK after Hospitalization

Toni Braxton OK after Hospitalization

R&B singer Toni Braxton was hospitalized Monday night after complaining of chest pains,...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 11:50
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Business

The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects

The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier today the kickoff of a $6.9 million...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 16:10
Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its experimental pill against obesity passed a...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 14:03
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Science

Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure Discovered

Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure Discovered

Researchers have recently identified a gene variant that is believed to contribue to the...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 19:17
New Ways Of Regulating Blood Pressure May Arise

New Ways Of Regulating Blood Pressure May Arise

New studies concerning blood pressure conditions have shown that hydrogen sulfide, the gas...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 21:54
Hydrogen Sulfide Might Help People Suffering From Hypertension

Hydrogen Sulfide Might Help People Suffering From Hypertension

Researchers have recently found that hydrogen sulfide may help in hypertension cases, as the gas...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 08:11
New Discovery Reveals Tuberculosis Is 500,000-Years-Old

New Discovery Reveals Tuberculosis Is 500,000-Years-Old

A new discovery made by the scientists from The University of Texas at Austin revealed that...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 00:14
By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat

A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 18:38
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Health

Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

A new study published in the April edition of the journal Archives of Dermatology concludes that...
» read full story April 22nd, 2009 - 15:00
Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure

Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure

Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 13:55
Americans Exposed To Heart Disease, Strokes Because Of Too Much Salt In Diet

Americans Exposed To Heart Disease, Strokes Because Of Too Much Salt In Diet

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reveals that most Americans...
» read full story April 13th, 2009 - 16:01
69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake

69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake

Most Americans over the age of twenty should limit the amount of salt they consume daily to 1,500...
» read full story March 26th, 2009 - 20:27
The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

Fewer than 1 percent of American kids need cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00
Cardiologists Offer Tips for Everyone’s Hearts

Cardiologists Offer Tips for Everyone’s Hearts

Nowadays many people feel more and more worried about the fact that they need to pass over this...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 13:14
Mediterranean Diet Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cognitive Impairment

Mediterranean Diet Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cognitive Impairment

According to a recent study, eating a Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, fruits and nuts, fish...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 14:40
Go Red for Women, a Campaign to Raise Heart Disease Awareness

Go Red for Women, a Campaign to Raise Heart Disease Awareness

Feb. 6 is National Wear Red Day, part of a campaign aimed to raise awareness about heart disease,...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 16:00
Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Multiple Births – A Reason Of Concern Rather Than Joy

Thanks to fertility treatments, multiple births have become more common in the last few decades,...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 13:50
Nation’s Largest Lab Company Admits Error in Vitamin D Tests

Nation’s Largest Lab Company Admits Error in Vitamin D Tests

Quest Diagnostics Inc. of Madison, N.J., the nations’ largest lab company, provided...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 13:41
Study Blames Childhood Trauma for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Study Blames Childhood Trauma for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 12:25

New Device Is Better Alternative To Conventional Kidney Storage Method

A new device can be used to better preserve donor kidneys fresh for transplantation, study authors...
» read full story January 01st, 2009 - 22:44
Scientists Discover Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure

Scientists Discover Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure

Monday, researchers revealed that they had found a gene that affects how our kidneys process salt...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 19:28
Researchers Found A New Variant Responsable For High Blood Pressure

Researchers Found A New Variant Responsable For High Blood Pressure

Researchers have recently identified a gene variant that is believed to contribue to the...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 13:49
New Drug For the Enhancement of Eyelashes Was Approved

New Drug For the Enhancement of Eyelashes Was Approved

Allergan Inc.’s Lumigan glaucoma drug for cosmetic use has been approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 18:11
Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk

Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 14:28
Less Sleep Hardens Arteries, Leads to Heart Disease

Less Sleep Hardens Arteries, Leads to Heart Disease

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that not getting...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 14:00

Heart Attack And Stroke Death Rates Have Decreased

The American Heart Association has reasons to be proud as it can achieve its goal of decreasing...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 00:23
Spikes in Blood Pressure May Affect Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly

Spikes in Blood Pressure May Affect Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly

A study appearing in Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences suggests that sudden surges in...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 13:57

Hypertension Pill Combo Safer than Diuretics

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that combination therapy with the...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 15:38
Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:00

Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients

In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 22:54
Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 13:00
Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:38
Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this year, Intel’s Health Guide...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:23
More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases

The number of U.S children who take medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:20
The Use Of Medication In Youths Increased

The Use Of Medication In Youths Increased

A recent report shows that children and teens have been taking increasingly more medication over...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 21:54
Placebos Are Regularly Prescribed by Doctors without Patients’ Knowledge

Placebos Are Regularly Prescribed by Doctors without Patients’ Knowledge

About half of the American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:58
Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure

Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure

Hydrogen sulfide, the same gas used in many stink bombs, may also control blood pressure, US and...
» read full story October 25th, 2008 - 13:47
Western Diet Could Give You a Heart Attack

Western Diet Could Give You a Heart Attack

Tell me what you eat, so I can tell you how healthy you are! Probably you have heard these words...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:01
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