Heart Health - Page 137

Market for new heart valve device could take years to build

Top medical device makers are investing heavily in a new way to treat leaky mitral heart valves, a serious condition affecting millions of people, but it will be at least four years before the technology reaches the U.S. market.

Negative news about statins tied to people quitting the pills

Negative news stories about statins may prompt people to stop taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs, and raise their heart attack risk, suggests a new study from Denmark.

Modern science detects disease in 400-year-old embalmed hearts

In the ruins of a medieval convent in the French city of Rennes, archaeologists discovered five heart-shaped urns made of lead, each containing an embalmed human heart.

Life insurance companies see good outlook for survival with HIV

Two companies are for the first time jointly offering life insurance to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in recognition that their life expectancies are close to those of uninfected individuals.

High cholesterol rate dropping in US, CDC says

Americans are moving in the right direction when it comes to cholesterol levels, a new report finds.

Exercise as young adult tied to heart health decades later

Young adults who exercise may have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and higher survival odds decades later than their peers who aren't as active early in life, a U.S. study suggests.

Warning signs of a heart attack

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women.

Are you having a heart attack?

Many don't recognize the warning signs

5 heart-healthy work snacks

Although deaths from heart disease have dropped in recent years, it’s still the leading cause of death of Americans, for both men and woman.

For women with diabetes, air pollution has higher heart risks

Particle pollution like soot is a known health hazard and linked to the risk of heart disease and stroke, but women with diabetes are even more vulnerable than most people, according to a new U.S. study.