Moderate drinking may have some heart benefits NEW ORLEANS — Moderate drinking may have positive effects on some aspects of heart health beyond those seen with light drinking, a new study from Australia finds
Smokers have higher lifetime risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm Smokers could be doubling their risk for a type of aneurysm that is usually fatal if it ruptures, researchers say.
Ease 4 common pregnancy discomforts with food During pregnancy, women face many changes, of both personal and physical nature.
New St. Jude heart pumping device proves superior to older model: study St. Jude Medical Inc's new, smaller HeartMate 3 heart pumping assist device proved superior to its older HeartMate II in advanced heart failure patients, according to the first data from a large trial presented on Wednesday.
Generic heart failure drug costs too high for many uninsured: study The cost of generic drugs that treat heart failure can vary so wildly, even among pharmacies within one area, that uninsured patients may not be able to afford them, according to research reported at the American Heart Association medical meeting in New Orleans on Tuesday.
Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with the burden of the condition shifting from the rich to the poor.
Patients with a 'medical home' more likely to take their meds People with common chronic diseases may be more likely to take their medication regularly when they're treated at a patient-centered practice known as a medical home, according to a new U.S. study.
Amgen cholesterol drug reduces artery-clogging plaque in study Amgen Inc's potent new drug Repatha, when added to statin therapy, not only took "bad" LDL cholesterol down to extremely low levels but caused declines in artery-clogging plaque in a majority of high-risk heart patients after 18 months of treatment, according to data from a clinical trial.
Move over, sweet tooth: Introducing the salt tooth You've heard of a sweet tooth, but what about a salt tooth? Some people carry a gene that may give them more of a taste for salt, a new study finds
Check again with your doctor about statins, experts say If you are middle-aged and have even one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, you might need statins to prevent a future stroke or heart attack, according to new recommendations from the government-backed U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
