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Getting To The Heart Of The Rheumatoid Arthritis-Cardiovascular Disease Controversy
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...increased death rate was due to more deaths from ischemic heart disease and stroke. However,... Read more »
Use of Anti-inflammatory Medications
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...chronic pain blog, I discuss the increased risk of heart attack with the use of... Read more »
Should You Receive Treatment for Very Low HDL Levels?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...signaling events between HDL and SR-BI that afforded heart healthy benefits were not known. ... Read more »
Mortality Gap Between RA Patients and the General Population is Widening
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...disease and getting screened early and often for heart disease. Related Information: Use... Read more »
ACCORD and ADVANCE again
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...complications, both large-vessel problems (stroke and heart attack) and small-vessel problems... Read more »
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ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
...1Stimulant medication, often prescribed to help relieve the symptoms of ADHD, can sometimes cause elevated heart rates and blood pressure. Patients and their doctors are concerned about the... Read more »Migraine Abortive Telcagepant Performs Well In Trials
...some people experience side effects such as dizziness, through tightness, and chest discomfort (not heart related in most patients). Also, because triptans have a vasoconstrictive action... Read more »Migraine Medications: Preventive, Abortive, and Rescue
...by the FDA for Migraine prevention: Inderal (propranolol), a beta blocker originally developed for heart disease and high blood pressure Blocadren (timolol), another beta blocker Depakote and... Read more »Fish Oil and Heart Disease
...in the Western diet are thought to contribute to an overall inflammatory state and possibly to cause heart disease. The North American population, in particular, has among the lowest dietary... Read more »Stop Smoking Medications to Help You Stay Quit
...The labeling on NRT still instructs tobacco users to consult their clinician if there is a history of heart disease, ulcers, or hypertension or with pregnancy or breast feeding. But the only... Read more »Images
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Heart Failure Treatments Differ by Gender
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Does Weight Loss Drug Slow Heart Disease?
April 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A fatty mid-section can be a red flag for metabolic syndrome -- a group of metabolic risk factors that puts a person at... Read summary »
BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »
Exercise Eases Depression and Heart Disease
January 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients suffering from both coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression can cut their risk of cardiovascular events by... Read summary »
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