DNA Isn’t Destiny: Healthy Living Can Overcome Genes Linked to Heart Disease
2016-11-13
Study found exercise, healthy diet could lower odds for heart attack even in those at high genetic riskContinue Reading
Heavy Smoking May Boost Blacks’ Diabetes Risk
2016-11-13
Study found bigger threat for those with more than pack-a-day habitContinue Reading
Most Elderly Smokers Don’t Use Anti-Smoking Meds After Heart Attack
2016-11-13
Some may need convincing of value of giving up the habit, one geriatrician saidContinue Reading
U.S. Heart Disease Rates Fell 20 Percent Since 1980s: Study
2016-11-13
Researchers chalk it up to better meds, prevention effortsContinue Reading
Craving Salt? Your Genes May Be the Reason, Study Suggests
2016-11-13
Inherited distaste for bitterness could make people reach for the shaker, putting heart at riskContinue Reading
Marijuana Use Tied to Rare, Temporary Heart Malfunction
2016-11-13
Study found risk doubled among young users, but cause-and-effect not provenContinue Reading
Device Plus ‘Aggressive’ Drug Strategy May Curb Severe Heart Failure
2016-11-13
Small study suggests real improvement for some patients, but more follow-up research is neededContinue Reading
Statins May Boost Survival Odds After Cardiac Arrest
2016-11-12
Those already taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs were more likely to be alive one year later, study saysContinue Reading
Blood Test May Someday Diagnose Concussion
2016-11-11
Small study suggests markers in the blood might spot when brain injury has occurredContinue Reading
Blood Test May Someday Diagnose Concussion
2016-11-11
Small study suggests markers in the blood might spot when brain injury has occurredContinue Reading