Posted 8:42 PM 6/25/2012
June 25, 2012 -- Women with heart disease may not benefit as much as men with heart disease from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new research analysis suggests.
The review of studies evaluating statins showed that there was a reduction in death in men but not (More)
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Posted 7:48 PM 6/21/2012
June 21, 2012 (San Diego) -- Bariatric surgery is known to reduce heart attack risk short-term.
Now, a new study presented here at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery suggests that benefit is (More)
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Posted 8:56 PM 6/20/2012
June 20, 2012 -- A heart attack is a traumatic event, physically and emotionally, but cardiologists don't pay enough attention to post-traumatic stress disorder among their patients, according to the author of a new study.
Not only does the (More)
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Posted 10:21 PM 6/7/2012
June 7, 2012 -- Millions of people take aspirin every day to lower their heart attack and stroke risk, but new research may (More)
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Posted 10:57 PM 5/31/2012
May 31, 2012 -- Should people at high risk of heart attack and stroke eat dark chocolate every day?
Maybe, according to a new study from Australia.
"Dark chocolate may be a pleasant and effective way of delivering important dietary components that can (More)
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Posted 11:00 PM 5/23/2012
May 23, 2012 -- Calciumsupplements should be taken ''with caution," Swiss researchers warn, as they may raise your risk of (More)
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Posted 5:58 PM 5/18/2012
May 18, 2012 -- The FDA has approved several generic versions of the popular blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel).
Officials say the approval will make more affordable options available for people who take Plavix to reduce their risk of (More)
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Posted 10:51 PM 5/16/2012
May 16, 2012 -- It is widely believed that raising "good" cholesterol levels lowers heart attack risk, but surprising new research finds evidence that this may not be the case.
Genetic studies failed to show a (More)
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Posted 3:59 PM 5/11/2012
May 11, 2012 -- People with diabetes who undergo bypass surgery to open clogged heart arteries may live longer than their counterparts who chose angioplasty, a new study shows.
During angioplasty, a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a blocked heart artery to widen it and (More)
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Posted 9:06 PM 4/24/2012
April 24, 2012 -- Coping with mental stress may be harder on a woman's heart than a man's, according to new research.
Men and women given the same stressful math problem all had an increase in (More)
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