Results from a major analysis of data on heart attack triggers has found that sex, coffee, alcohol and breathing smoggy air can all help to trigger these attacks. Read Summary >
French researchers say high blood pressure and high cholesterol are associated with losses in mental abilities and memories in middle age. Read Summary >
Doctors using deep brain stimulation to treat a hypertensive man's stroke-related pain found that the treatment also consistently lowered the man's blood pressure. Read Summary >
A review of existing research has found that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Advil and Celebrex can raise users' risk of having a heart attack. Read Summary >
Results from a new study suggest that people who take the blood thinner warfarin have a much higher risk of dying after suffering a traumatic injury. Read Summary >
The director of the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center says there are five simple steps you can take to help lower your risk of heart disease. Read Summary >
Researchers say older people who are taking calcium channel blockers to reduce their blood pressure have an increased risk of developing dangerously low pressure if they take certain antibiotics. Read Summary >
