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Aspirin -- A Mixed Picture
Aspirin does not appear to prevent heart attacks, at least not in people who have never had one. And the risks remain...more
10/28/08

Surviving A Heart Attack
When it comes to cardiac arrest, it is not just what you do, but also where you live that can make a difference. Communities need to check... more
10/18/08

Statins, Not For Women ?
Cholesterol-lowering statins like Lipitor® may not work for women, according to a new study. For men, the picture is different... more
10/14/08

Killer Salt: Another Look
A high-salt diet remains a sure way to develop hypertension, the high blood pressure that increases the likelihood of heart disease and stroke. And genes won’t... more
10/02/08

Life, Death and Coffee
Coffee drinkers have a lower mortality rate, even from cardiovascular disease, according to a new long-term study medication as they should...more
9/2/08

Treatment Twofer: Depression, Hypertension Respond to Integrated Therapy
People with depression also have hypertension, and their depression can mean they do not take their blood pressure medication as they should...more
8/1/08

Optimism Pays Off for Heart Patients
Men who feel they are at low risk for heart disease are probably right - a case of positive thinking paying off perhaps? more
7/31/08

How to Increase "Good" Cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) -- "good" cholesterol -- is associated with lower risk of heart attack or stroke...more
6/12/08

Treating Heart Risk in the Obese -- Pills Are Not Enough
Overweight people with hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol may think that the medication they take will protect them from heart disease...more
6/3/08

Aspirin and Hypertension
According to a new study, people with pre-hypertension who are treated with aspirin may experience significant reductions in blood pressure...more
5/28/08

Using Breakfast to Stabilize Blood Sugar
What you eat for breakfast can reduce the insulin rollercoaster and your risk for heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart failure...more
5/6/08

CHD Patients: Exercising the Least and Needing It Most
People with coronary heart disease (CHD) are less likely than those without the disease to exercise regularly...more
4/1/08

Seeing It Coming
Knowing all the warning signs of heart attack and what to do about them, can greatly improve outcomes...more
3/17/08

U.S. Leads Europe in Strokes
American's are up to twice as likely to suffer a stroke as their European counterparts...more
3/13/08

Triglycerides: the New Cholesterol?
A new study of triglicerides shows they need to be monitored just like cholesterol...more
2/22/08

Eat Less Or Exercise More? A Little of Either Will Help Your Heart
Even a minor weight loss improves the elasticity of heart tissue...more
1/23/08

Calcium & Heart Attack in Older Women
Calcium helps our bones, but may raise the risk of heart problems in women over 55...more
1/18/08

Men, Women and Aspirin
An aspirin a day is a) good for you; b) bad for you; c) both of the above...more
â12/4/07

Vitamin E: Yes and No
Vitamin E is good for some, but not for all...more
9/18/07

Smoke Cigarettes and Heal Slower
Smoking actually interferes with the healing process...more
6/21/07

"Good" Fat Protein May Protect Blood Vessels
Good fat protein battles inflammation...more
6/6/07

What Do You Know About Stroke?
Clot-busting drug can help decrease long-term effects of stroke...more
5/9/07

Belly Fat and Disease
Excess belly fat contributes to increased inflammation? more
3/15/07

St. Valentine's Gift from Medicare
Medicare patients can receive screening for aneurysms...more
2/5/07

USA #1 -- in Treating Hypertension
US docs better at treating hypertension than Western European counterparts...more
1/23/07

Heart Failure: Fatter Is Better?
Higher BMI = lower death rate? more
1/9/07

All or Nothing at All
Only reducing smoking is not enough to avoid health consequences...more
11/28/06

Pregnant Smokers May "Program" Their Kids to Smoke
Smoking pregnant women = smoking kids? more
11/28/06

Folic Acid Cuts Heart Disease Risk
Using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of combatting heart disease and strokes... more
11/28/06

Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Cause Diabetes and Heart Disease?
A common treatment increases risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease... more
9/22/06

It Is the Humidity
High humidity increases risk of heart attack...more
7/18/06

The Eyes Have It
A quick way to identify potential stroke victims...more
4/19/05

Briefer Is Better
Researchers find that 10 minutes of intense exercise may be more effective...more
9/30/04

Infected Hearts
Researchers wonder whether heart attacks may result from an infection...more
3/28/02

CV Roto Rooter
Keeping clogged arteries open may not always, even with surgery, be easy...more
12/6/01

Young Blood, Old Bodies
A new study shows that exercise can slow down the aging process for our blood vessels...more
7/24/00

Low Cholesterol and Heart Problems
Low cholesterol may not necessarily mean a healthy heart...more
5/18/00



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