Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Lowering Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk
2015-03-15
Adding the ‘investigational biologic’ evolocumab to statin therapy works better, study saysContinue Reading
Newer Blood Thinner May Improve Outcomes for Heart Attack Survivors
2015-03-14
Company-funded trial finds lower rates of heart attack, death with Brilinta versus placeboContinue Reading
Mountain Dwellers in Argentina Have Adapted to High Arsenic Levels
2015-03-13
Gene change allows some people in Andean region to metabolize the toxic chemical, study saysContinue Reading
Millions of Kidney Failure Patients Die for Lack of Treatment: Study
2015-03-13
Dire need for low-cost dialysis techniques that could be used worldwide, researcher saysContinue Reading
Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21, U.S. Expert Panel Says
2015-03-12
Such a move would save thousands of lives, lower number of smokers, Institute of Medicine findsContinue Reading
Outcomes Vary With Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement
2015-03-10
Transcatheter procedure was designed for patients too frail for open heart surgeryContinue Reading
Easing Depression May Boost Heart Health, Study Finds
2015-03-05
People with moderate to severe depression saw improved circulatory outcomes with antidepressantsContinue Reading
Divorce May Be More Likely When Wives Get Sick
2015-03-05
Women might be more comfortable as caregivers than men, researcher suggestsContinue Reading
Early Studies See No Heart Risk From Testosterone Therapy
2015-03-04
But experts agree more research is needed, especially in light of FDA warningContinue Reading
Common Class of Drugs May Be Linked to Pneumonia Risk
2015-03-03
But more research is needed before scientists say anticholinergics cause the infectionContinue Reading