Results 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. Read Summary >
Researchers 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. Read Summary >
A 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. Read Summary >
Research published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine have found that parents have lower blood pressure than adults who do not have children. Read Summary >
Scientists say omega-3 fatty acids appear to help reduce the rate that cells age, a finding that may explain one of the ways these acids help the heart. Read Summary >
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that cutting about a half a teaspoon of salt intake per day could dramatically reduce the incidence of heart disease and stroke in the United States. Read Summary >
Results from a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have found that a type of bio-engineered skin graft was able to produce molecules that controlled blood pressure in mice. Read Summary >
As of July 2007, restaurants will not be permitted to use most frying oils that contain artery-clogging trans fats and by July 2008 they won't be allowed to serve any foods that contain trans fats. Read More >
