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, 02 Jul 2009 16:16:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlAccording to Kaiser Health News, the hospital industry is about to agree to accept federal funding cuts of $150 billion to $170 billion over the next decade to help pay for efforts to reform the national healthcare system.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:19:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292692-98.htmlResults from a new study suggest that sporadic hikes in blood pressure in everyday life or in a medical setting such as a doctor's office can raise the risk of a person developing more sustained high blood pressure.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292692-98.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 11:19:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292631-98.htmlPatients who take a cholesterol-lowing statin may be protected against Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292631-98.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:45:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292630-98.htmlHeart attack patients who are given a clot-busting drug after having a heart attack should undergo angioplasty to open blocked arteries as soon as possible afterward, Canadian researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292630-98.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292629-98.htmlResults from two new studies suggest that tests for biomarkers of cardiac risk are no better than using older, established factors such as high cholesterol and obesity to predict a person's heart risks.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-292629-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292526-98.htmlThe Associated Press is reporting that the nation's largest private employer, Wal-Mart, has announced that it supports an employer health insurance mandate.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292526-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 10:44:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-292245-98.htmlDepression and anxiety appear to boost the risk of angina and death due to heart-related problems, two new studies suggest.http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-292245-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 13:40:03 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291371-98.htmlTelevision pitchman Billy Mays, best known for his OxiClean and Orange Glo commercials, died of heart disease, a Florida medical examiner says.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291371-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:22:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlThe average total wait time in an emergency room in the United States is four hours and three minutes, but experts say there are ways you can cut down your wait.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 18:42:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291281-98.htmlThe Los Angeles Coroner's Offfice called the autopsy performed on the body of pop star Michael Jackson "inconclusive," and he said it will take six to eight weeks before an official cause of death can be determined.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291281-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 16:01:03 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-291274-98.htmlResults from a new study suggest that some parts of the Mediterranean diet are more beneficial to good health than others.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-291274-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:36:03 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-291272-98.htmlA reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon about the flu-like symptoms he experienced when he began taking the statin Lipitor, symptoms that stopped after his doctor took him off the cholesterol drug.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-291272-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:02 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291271-98.htmlFriends and medical experts believe the narcotic painkiller Demerol was behind Michael Jackson's sudden death from cardiac arrest.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291271-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:50:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291267-98.htmlLos Angeles police are looking for Michael Jackson's doctor, but so far they have been unable to find or contact him.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-291267-98.htmlFri, 26 Jun 2009 08:29:02 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291258-98.htmlThe seizure of meds from drugmaker Caraco affects 33 medications, and it could lead to a shortage of the painkiller choline magnesium trisalicylate.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291258-98.html