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Tue, 03/16/2010 - 11:49pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suffer a heart attack
are more likely to survive if they receive the same invasive treatments as
men do, a new study suggests.
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 11:49pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Blood vessel function
rapidly recuperates after smokers kick the habit, leading to a reduced
risk of heart disease and heart attack, new research shows.
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 5:16pm
AFP - Women who suffer a heart attack are twice as likely as men to die within the following month because they receive different medical treatment than men, researchers said Tuesday.
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:38pm
AFP - Women die more often than men from heart disease because they are not systematically given the same treatment and tests, according to a French study unveiled here Tuesday.
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 12:44pm
Reuters - When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:49pm
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- When the stock market
declines, do heart attacks go up? That's what Duke University Medical
Center researchers are wondering based on an analysis of data collected
during the current U.S. economic crisis.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:49pm
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a large
U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive treatment of
cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the risk of heart events in
people with type 2 diabetes.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 5:06pm
AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 4:11pm
Reuters - Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 4:06pm
Reuters - Adding a drug that lowers blood fats known as triglycerides to cholesterol-fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to data from a large study.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:12pm
Reuters - Even within the Veterans Affairs health system, where everyone should have the same access to care, African Americans are less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed heart-protecting medications or undergo bypass surgery to treat blocked heart arteries, a new study finds.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:44am
AFP - Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said.
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:44am
AFP - Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said.
Sun, 03/14/2010 - 5:00pm
Reuters - Adding a triglyceride-lowering drug to cholesterol-fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to data from a large study.
Sun, 03/14/2010 - 9:45am
Reuters - The Novartis diabetes drug Starlix failed to reduce progression to the disease or cut down on serious heart problems in patients at high risk for both diabetes and heart disease, according to a large study released on Sunday.
Sun, 03/14/2010 - 5:36am
AFP - Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center has said.
Sun, 03/14/2010 - 1:14am
AFP - Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center said Saturday.
Sat, 03/13/2010 - 6:07pm
AP - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
Fri, 03/12/2010 - 6:46pm
AFP - US health officials Friday ordered the makers of the Plavix anti-blood clotting agent to add a boxed warning to its packets saying the drug may be less effective in preventing heart attacks in people who cannot metabolize it properly.
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 8:13pm
Reuters - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday.