Study: Women Smokers at Higher Risk of Heart Disease Than Men Women who smoke are 25 percent more likely to develop heart disease than men, according to a U.S. study published in the Lancet medical journal Thursday
Racing death: How can runners be saved from cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrests during long-distance races are very rare. But when they do occur, they are almost always deadly. So what can be done to prevent these tragedies? Should race organizers be stricter with their registration requirements?
Is your coffee addiction harming your health? Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in America, and, chances are, you’re one of the millions of Americans who chooses to get his or her fix through coffee.
Tony Soprano’s last stand: How heart disease may have led to James Gandolfini’s death Every tough guy knows that there’s someone – or something – tougher out there. For Tony Soprano, the hit man was heart disease.
Web surfing may not be main reason for teenage weight gain Web surfing may not be as big a factor in teenage weight gain as how many excess pounds children are carrying around at the start of adolescence, a Swiss study suggests.
Cholesterol-lowing drug reverses memory deficit in mice A common statin drug taken by millions of Americans to lower their cholesterol level also may reverse certain types of learning deficits, according to a new study in mice
Study Finds Stem Cells Could Improve Cardiac Function in Angina Patients Patients who suffer from chronic, severe refractory angina can now see improvements in chest pain and exercise tolerance by receiving injections of their own CD34+ stem cells, according to a new study
Dr. Manny: James Gandolfini and "The Sopranos" taught me it's OK to just be 'human' We lost one of the greats when actor James Gandolfini, died of a possible heart attack in Italy at the age of 51 on Wednesday. I think he'll be remembered for eternity, and generation after generation will be impacted by his interpretation of a complex character with many flaws, but who certainly taught us all it was okay to just be human
Report: Pfizer Hopes to Sell Lipitor Over-the-Counter Pfizer Inc. on Wednesday declined to comment on reports it hopes to start marketing an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol drug Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling prescription drug, after the original version loses patent protection in November
Heart attack symptoms in women often missed Heart disease symptoms in women often differ from those in men. Here's what to look out for
