http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/Latest Heart Disease News from MyHeartCentral.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:25:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418139-98.htmlModern-day imaging techniques have allowed scientists to find evidence of hardening of the arteries in mummies up to 3,500 years old, a finding that disputes the commonly held notion that heart disease is only a problem of today's society.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418139-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418137-98.htmlStudent athletes should be given both an EKG and an ECHO to screen for heart defects that could lead to sudden cardiac death, a new study has found.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418137-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:56:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418130-98.htmlSwedish researchers have found that a new clot-busting drug called Pradaxa may be more safe and more effective than the commonly used drug warfarin at preventing clots and strokes in people who suffer from atrial fibrillation.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418130-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418126-98.htmlResults from a new study suggest that people can get more heart-health benefits from the omega-3 fatty acids in fish if it is baked or boiled fish instead of fried, dried, or salted.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418126-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:44:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418125-98.htmlHigh doses of the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan can reduce hospital admissions and death in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418125-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:38:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418120-98.htmlBritish scientists have found that when one member of a married couple suffers a stroke, it can take a major toll on the couple's relationship.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418120-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418118-98.htmlU.S. health officials are warning people who take the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel)that combining the drug with heartburn meds such as Prilosac, Prevacid, or Protonix may reduce the blood thinner's effectiveness by half.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418118-98.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418117-98.htmlAccording to new research, diuretics are still the best first-line treatment for controlling high blood pressure in older men and women.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-418117-98.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 19:27:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417610-98.htmlGenetic testing of victims of sudden cardiac death can benefit the surviving relatives by helping to identify their risk of also suffering deadly heart rhythms, a new study suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417610-98.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 19:16:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417603-98.htmlHeart attack sufferers undergo a battery of tests that exposes them to an amount of radiation that's equivalent to 725 chest X-rays.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417603-98.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 04:27:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417328-29.htmlIll effects of vitamin D deficiency in men are amplified by lower levels of estrogen, but not by testosterone. Vitamin D is essential to good health, and can be obtained from fortified foods such as milk and cereals, and by exposure to sunlight. Previous studies showed that deficiencies in vitamin D and low levels of estrogen were independent risk factors for hardened and narrowed arteries and weakened bones.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-417328-29.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.htmlAn analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that monthly premiums will rise an average 11 percent, though the premium changes vary widely by which plan seniors select.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.htmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 19:24:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416816-98.htmlDrugmakers say the current FDA guidelines requiring both benefits and risks of drugs on ads hampers advertising on the Internet given the space constraints for ads on Web pages.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416816-98.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:02:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-415732-98.htmlResults from a new analysis of major clinical trial data suggest that the popular clot-busting drug Plavix (clopidogrel) is nearly equally effective in both men and women.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-415732-98.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 10:58:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-415729-98.htmlResearchers have found that infections of common pathogens such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 may speed up the development of arterial disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-415729-98.html