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Health

Fish oil no help to heart patients after all, German researchers say

Hamburg, Germany - Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 15:34
Fish Oil Supplements No Help for Cardiac Patients

Fish Oil Supplements No Help for Cardiac Patients

Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly helpful to cardiac...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 13:29
Study: Heart Muscle Cells Renewed Throughout Life

Study: Heart Muscle Cells Renewed Throughout Life

A study appearing in the April 3 issue of the journal Science suggests that our heart muscle cells...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 16:09
Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 14:00
Multivitamins Are Not Associated with a Reduced Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Multivitamins Are Not Associated with a Reduced Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Multivitamins failed in preventing cardiovascular disease or cancer in postmenopausal women,...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 14:00
Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution

Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution

A study of postmenopausal women has released some interesting conclusions. It looks like a...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 16:30
Women’s Heart Rate May Predict Heart Attack

Women’s Heart Rate May Predict Heart Attack

Women’s pulse may be a good predictor of their risk of heart attack later in life,...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 16:00
Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms once again the link between hormone...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:00
HealthGrades: Top-Rated Hospitals Have 27 Percent Lower Death Rate

HealthGrades: Top-Rated Hospitals Have 27 Percent Lower Death Rate

Another report, this time coming from HealthGrades, comes to the rescue of people looking for the...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 14:00
Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 11:11
Smoking Bans Lead To Fewer Heart Attacks

Smoking Bans Lead To Fewer Heart Attacks

A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 16:35
Lack of Exercise in Depressed Cardiac Patients Worsens Outcomes

Lack of Exercise in Depressed Cardiac Patients Worsens Outcomes

If you suffer from depression, you need to look for medical help right away, as depression has...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 15:00
Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk

Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk

Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries to overcome. Scientists have shown...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:00
Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart failure and death than those taking...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:27

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
US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades

US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades

A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:00
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Highest in the Month after Heart Attack

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Highest in the Month after Heart Attack

Heart attack patients are more susceptible to die within the first 30 days after the attack, a...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 16:00
Sleep More to Reduce Heart Attacks!

Sleep More to Reduce Heart Attacks!

I never get enough sleep. I am always tired. You’ve heard this hundreds of times. It is important...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:40
Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!

Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!

A new research, based on heart attacks in Sweden, shows that sleep deprivation may be directly...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:40
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in the past ten years, fueled by...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 13:31
Daylight Savings Affect People With Heart Problems

Daylight Savings Affect People With Heart Problems

Recently, a study has been published linking daylight savings to heart problems, more specifically...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 20:21
Update: Daylight Saving Time Boosts Heart Attack Risk ?

Update: Daylight Saving Time Boosts Heart Attack Risk ?

There is clearly a link between sleep and cardiovascular problems, Swedish researchers found....
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 14:00
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid arthritis may be on the rise in women, according to research presented this week at the...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 21:03
HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released

HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released

Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from 2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:54
Tarceva-Avastin Combination Doesn’t Prolong Lung Cancer Survival

Tarceva-Avastin Combination Doesn’t Prolong Lung Cancer Survival

According to the results of a late-stage clinical trial into the benefits of combining Genentech’s...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:00
Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

The American Heart Association released on Monday a series of guidelines concerning heart patients...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 03:39
Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

According to the largest study to date on the link between drug-coated stents and people who have...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:57
Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-coated stents are safe to use and effective for all heart attack patients and they can cut...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:30
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U.S.

Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack

Fewer Americans Dying From First Heart Attack

Researchers from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University in New York City...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 15:04
Supercentenarian Woman, Edna Parker, Dies at 115

Supercentenarian Woman, Edna Parker, Dies at 115

Edna Parker, the woman who was certified as the world’s oldest person, died Wednesday at a nursing...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:20
US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over Three Decades

A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 23:41
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Specials

‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half

‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half

Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 14:14
Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks

Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks

A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
» read full story January 03rd, 2009 - 12:10

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after Heart Attack

A new study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:34
Daylight Saving Time Triggers Heart Attack

Daylight Saving Time Triggers Heart Attack

Heart attack rates appear to be increasing during the daylight saving time according to a study by...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 14:38
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