Many people dread the time changes that come with daylight savings time but a Swedish study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found a healthy aspect that occurs when daylight savings time …

Almost 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a painful chronic condition that stiffens two or more joints.  Heart failure often accompanies RA although, until recently, no direct link between the two has been established.  …

The typical Western diet, laden with fried foods, salty snacks, and a heavy dose of meat, increases the risk for heart attack by as much as 30%, regardless of where in the world the Western …

Long-term study of individuals taking Vioxx (rofecoxib) for arthritis and chronic pain has confirmed some bad news associated with the painkiller but it has revealed some good news, too.  Vioxx, a Cox-2 inhibitor class of …

High blood pressure (hypertension) is on the rise in the United States but more Americans than ever before are getting diagnosed and treated for the disease, according to a report published in the latest issue …

Scientific evidence is increasingly proving that the human body was engineered for action. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have recently added more evidence, with their study of the effect an …

Only in New Zealand and the United States can pharmaceutical companies advertise their products directly to potential consumers. Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is extensive in the US but a new study from Harvard University has …

Estrogen, one of the sex hormones most closely associated with females, has long been thought to offer women protection from cardiovascular disease and is one of the main reasons many women undergo hormone replacement therapy …

In 2002, when the US Food and Drug Administraiton (FDA) approved the generic drug, ezetimibe, for its ability to lower cholesterol, the agency did so on the basis of just a few very small clinical …

Canadian researchers say the prescription drug, Viagra, is as good for the heart as it is for the love life.  Seems the way the drug influences the platelets in the bloodstream also minimizes the risk …