Python Hearts May Hold Key to Treating Cardiac Disease After pythons eat a meal, their organs — including their hearts — nearly double in size within a day. Now, researchers have learned how the snakes are able to achieve this sort of growth without heart damage, a finding that could lead to new therapies for human heart disease
New cholesterol guidelines: How to make sense of them The new guidelines about who should take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have spurred ongoing debate and confusion among both physicians and patients since their release in November
Text messages may lead to broad heart-linked benefits, study says Just four monthly text messages might spur health improvements for heart patients.
Health benefits of krill oil: 5 ways the supplement trumps regular fish oil For healthy fats, omega-3 fatty acids are some of the best. Fish oil supplements offer the nutrient, but could a tiny sea creature provide a better alternative? Dr. Manny talks with the author of "The Thrill of Krill,” Dr. Dennis Goodman, to find out
Olive oil, nuts may help reverse heart risk factors A Mediterranean diet enhanced with extra nuts or more olive oil improved certain heart risk factors among people who had them - but did not prevent others from developing them - according to a new study from Spain.
Study: Hypothermia Therapy Improves Survival, Protects Brain After Cardiac Arrest An analysis of multiple studies has shown hypothermia therapy (HT) provides critical benefits for people who suffer cardiac arrest, though it remains under-utilized by hospitals and emergency medical service crews, researchers said
Wine at dinner safe, possibly beneficial in diabetes A glass of red wine at dinner is safe and possibly beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes, a new trial suggests.
Expensive new heart medications: When are they worth it? Newly approved drugs for heart failure and high cholesterol come with raised expectations and, in some cases, alarmingly high prices.
Angry outbursts really do hurt your health, doctors find Medical researchers increasingly are finding just how toxic outbursts of anger can be.
Medtronic recalls loading system for heart device Medtronic Plc has recalled 6,912 units of loading system of a recently approved heart device after reports of the presence of particulates.
