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FDA okays new drug for low blood pressure

Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd's drug Northera, which treats a rare form of low blood pressure associated with neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, has won U.S. approval, the Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.

Popular antidepressant has the power to reverse heart failure, scientists say

More than half a million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure every year – a disease that is incurable without a heart transplant.

New implantable device may help lower blood pressure

Researchers from Germany say they have invented an implantable device that reduces blood pressure by sending electrical impulses to the brain.

High cholesterol may 'fuel' the growth and spread of breast cancer

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that a common byproduct of cholesterol may foster the growth and spread of breast cancer cells.

Nearly half of adults ages 40 to 75 qualify for statin drugs, according to new guidelines

Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men over 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new heart disease prevention guidelines, an analysis concludes.

Mixing alcohol with energy drinks may increase desire to drink, study finds

Mixing alcohol and energy drinks increases the urge to drink more than drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study from Australia.

New data fuels doctors’ demands to rewrite U.S. heart guidelines

Controversial heart disease prevention guidelines that abandoned specific targets for reducing "bad" LDL cholesterol are under fresh assault after a major study highlighted the benefits of taking LDL to very low levels.

Scientists seeking cause of mysterious heart attack plaguing young women

In August 2014, Danville, Ohio, resident Mandy Holt went to an auction for a coworker, who was selling her household items.

Global life expectancy rises, but people live sicker for longer

People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study of all major diseases and injuries in 188 countries.

‘The next Anna Kournikova,’ 23, dies of heart failure at tennis practice

A 23-year-old Russian tennis player who was hailed as the next Anna Kournikova dropped dead during a training session as a result of heart failure, a report said Wednesday.