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Prescription habits predict compliance with breast cancer pills

The likelihood that a woman will take pills to keep her breast cancer from coming back is higher if she tended to consistently take medications as directed in the past, a new study found.

Michigan man lives 555 days without heart

A Michigan father of three with a debilitating heart condition lived for 555 days, thanks to a portable artificial heart.

Georgia boy who got new heart celebrates first birthday

Little Kaleb Waddleton is celebrating his first year of life after a heart condition diagnosis required an early heart transplant.

Combination of marijuana and tobacco in pregnancy may compound risks

Smoking both marijuana and tobacco during pregnancy may create greater health risks than cigarettes alone, according to a recent U.S. study.

Single pill could prevent heart disease, diabetes, other illness simultaneously

When it comes to health, I’m skeptical of willpower.

Middle-aged African-Americans more likely than whites to die of stroke

In middle age, black Americans are four times more likely to die of stroke than whites, a U.S. study suggests.

Medtronic's wireless pacemaker wins FDA nod

Medtronic Plc's wireless pacemaker was approved in the United states on Wednesday, making it the first pacemaker that does not need wired leads to correct slow heart rate.

4 preventive health services that could save for your life

Preventive care can save lives.

Study links shift work with increased risk of heart disease

In a worrying find for shift workers, a new study recently suggested that those who are chronically sleep-deprived by their work schedule may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

FDA salt targets: Which foods would change most?

To help Americans eat less salt, the federal government is recommending that a wide variety of packaged and restaurant foods be adjusted to have lower amounts of sodium.