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/Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:08:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-462551-98.htmlThe FDA's move will require medical imaging device manufacturers to put safeguards into their machines, promote patient awareness of radiation exposure, and increase informed decision-making about medical procedures between patients and doctors.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-462551-98.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2010 12:48:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-462478-98.htmlThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca's cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) for older adults who have healthy cholesterol levels but other heart risks.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-462478-98.htmlWed, 03 Feb 2010 14:01:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461563-98.htmlResults from a new study in Stockholm suggest that newborns of women who smoked have blood pressure problems that persist in the first year of life.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461563-98.htmlTue, 02 Feb 2010 14:13:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461376-98.htmlAccording to German researchers, CT (computed tomography) scans are more effective at assessing the condition of heart arteries than MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461376-98.htmlTue, 02 Feb 2010 13:58:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461373-98.htmlAtrial fibrillation patients whose condition is not adequately controlled by medications can be helped by a procedure that burns the cardiac tissue responsible for the irregular heartbeat, researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461373-98.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 22:14:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461216-98.htmlAccording to a study by British scientists, heart disease will be responsible for 400,000 deaths in the United States in 2010.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461216-98.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 22:05:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-461212-98.htmlResearchers are reporting that prostate cancer treatments that block the supply of male hormones raise cholesterol, increase the likelihood of obesity, and worsen blood sugar, all of which raise men's risk of heart attack.http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-461212-98.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 21:28:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-461206-98.htmlA new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that the antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may help repair brain damage and improve mental functioning in people who have suffered a stroke.http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-461206-98.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 21:22:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461202-98.htmlPeople who are experiencing chest pain and are given an electrocardiogram (EKG) before reaching the hospital often are able to bypass the emergency room and immediately receive the artery-clearing procedure known as angioplasty, new research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461202-98.htmlMon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461199-98.htmlAccording to a new report, more and more Americans are using herbal remedies, unaware that these supplements can be dangerous when mixed with prescription medications, particularly those used to treat heart disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-461199-98.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 18:36:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460584-98.htmlScientists have found that a low-carbohydrate diet may be the best choice for helping people lower their blood pressure.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460584-98.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 18:29:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460573-98.htmlResearch published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine have found that parents have lower blood pressure than adults who do not have children.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460573-98.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/news-460553-98.htmlScientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that people who suffer from severe forms of psoriasis are more likely to die from stroke or heart-related causes than people who do not have the disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/news-460553-98.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 15:08:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460531-98.htmlAccording to a new study, having sex at least twice a week nearly halves a man's risk of developing serious heart disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460531-98.htmlThu, 28 Jan 2010 14:55:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460526-98.htmlClorgyline, an older antidepressant that is no longer prescribed for depression, was effective at treating heart failure in a recent study, but researchers say they are concerned about the drug's restrictions and side effects.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-460526-98.html