Top Heart Disease News
Staying informed is key to battling heart disease. Treatment, diet, and suggested excercise are constantly changing. You'll also be surprised to learn what other factors can affect the health of your heart.
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Stroke puts stress on marriages: study
British 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. Read Summary > -
Common heartburn drugs may interfere with Plavix
U.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. Read Summary > -
Diuretics still best for controlling blood pressure: study
According to new research, diuretics are still the best first-line treatment for controlling high blood pressure in older men and women. Read Summary > -
Sudden cardiac death gene testing helps relatives: study
Genetic 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. Read Summary > -
One heart attack exposes patients to radiation from 725 X-rays
Heart attack sufferers undergo a battery of tests that exposes them to an amount of radiation that's equivalent to 725 chest X-rays. Read Summary > -
Low Vitamin D Tied to Estrogen Decline
Ill 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. Read More > -
New Generation of Healing: Genes to the Rescue
Around the world, there are more than 1,500 gene therapy trials going on to treat everything from Parkinson's to blindness to clogged arteries. Could the key to healing be in the body's building blocks? Read More > -
Chronic Rhinosinusitis Gateway to Other Illnesses
You are not in the clear if you suffer from rhinosinusitis (CRS), an inflammatory condition involving the paranasal sinuses. Those who are affected by CRS are more likely to suffer from other chronic illnesses. Read More >
