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A review of 10 previously published studies has found that people who have some control of their work schedules have better mental and physical health than people who work a set schedule.

According to a new study, patients who are worried about their medicines are more likely to suffer side effects from them.

Researchers are reporting that people who are given the clot-busting drug tPA after having a stroke caused by a blocked brain artery have a 10-fold risk of excessive bleeding if they've been taking the stroke drug Coumadin (warfarin).

A study of 23,000 adults has found that regular coffee drinking appears to reduce the risk of stroke.

A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that women who aren't given the anti-clotting medication tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) fare worse than men who don't receive the drug.

Canadian researchers say stroke patients whose physical therapy is built around Wii video games improve better than patients treated with standard stroke-rehab therapies.

According to a new study, you are four times more likely to have a stroke by age 65 if your mother or father had a stroke by that age.

U.S. researchers have found that long-term exposure to traffic pollution raises people's blood pressure.

A new study suggests that giving ECGs to children who are taking stimulant medications may save 13 children's lives out of every 400,000 screened.

A recent study has found that the newer hemoglobin A1C blood test is better than a fasting blood glucose test at predicting a person's future risk of heart disease and stroke.

According to a new Harvard study, it's eating processed meat--not unprocessed red meat--that increases a person's risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

Italian researchers have found that eating bananas, potatoes, leafy greens, and other foods rich in potassium reduces a person's risk of developing coronary artery disease and his or her risk of stroke.

Experts say flying in an airplane is roughly the equivalent pressure change of going from sea level to a mountain of about 8,000 feet, an experience that can be very stressful for people's hearts.

Harvard researchers have found that eating two squares of dark chocolate per day may reduce people's risk of suffering a hemorrhagic stroke by more than 50 percent.

One drink a day may help women avoid weight gain, a new study has found.

Scientists have found that remedial reading training for children who are poor readers causes the growth of white matter tracts in the brain.

Most people are aware that their blood pressure and cholesterol levels can give important information about their heart, but experts say there are other numbers that can be just as revealing about a person's cardiovascular health.

According to a new study, men who are unhappily married or single are more likely to die from a stroke than men who are happily married.

Democrats believe repealing the exemption will lead to increased competition between insurance companies and reduced costs for consumers.

A Dutch study has found that tests to identify people who could develop bleeding problems when given anti-clotting drugs such as Plavix before surgery have limited value and are not ready for common use.