July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Turmeric May Prevent Heart Failure
February 26, 2008 – 8:15 am | No Comment

Turmeric has long been used in traditional eastern medicine to prevent scarring in healing wounds. A recent study published in the February Journal of Clinical Investigation entitled “Curcumin Prevents and Reverses Murine Cardiac Hypertrophy” …

Cardiac Collapse Leads to In-Flight Death, Dispute
February 26, 2008 – 7:23 am | 2 Comments

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced plans for its Federal Air Surgeon’s office to discuss with the medical director and staff of American Airlines the conflicting details surrounding the in-flight death of a passenger …

Do Cats Reduce the Risk of a Heart Attack?
February 25, 2008 – 6:34 pm | 57 Comments

A study by the University of Minnesota’s Stroke Research Center presented Thursday at the American Stroke Association meeting found that people who had previously or currently owned cats were less likely to die from heart …

Cost shown to be a Significant Reason why Heart Patients are not Taking Enough Medicine
February 25, 2008 – 6:11 am | No Comment

The Journal of the American Heart Association just published findings about the prevalent use of important heart medications being used by patients who have experienced a recent heart attack.

HiTech Fashion Hits the Market
February 22, 2008 – 6:03 am | One Comment

Clothes are getting ready to enter the high tech world. You knew it was only a matter of time! European researchers are now saying the market is finally ready for high tech clothes …

Statins Work Double Time Against Atrial Fibrillation
February 21, 2008 – 6:28 pm | One Comment

The statins your doctor has prescribed to help reduce cholesterol in your bloodstream could be helping you in more ways than one. At least that’s what the findings from a recent study seem to …

Drinking Milk May Ease Hypertension among Women
February 20, 2008 – 7:28 pm | One Comment

The Hypertension Journal from the American Heart Association has just published some fascinating findings on the relationship between milk and natural calcium intake, and the possible reduction of hypertension among women.

Problems with Trasylol
February 20, 2008 – 6:59 pm | One Comment

This Sunday’s edition of 60 minutes will feature a story on the dangers of a drug called Trasylol and how those dangers were covered up by drug manufacturer Bayer AG.

$36 Billion Spent on Cholesterol, Diabetes and Metabolic Drugs
February 20, 2008 – 3:18 pm | 2 Comments

Adults in the United States spent nearly $36 billion on prescription drugs to lower blood sugar, reduce cholesterol, or help with other metabolic problems in 2005, according to the latest information from the Agency for …

Heart Attack Survival Best During Business Hours
February 19, 2008 – 10:43 pm | 3 Comments

It’s impossible to plan the time a heart attack will occur. Who wants to plan on having a cardiac arrest anyway? But the results of a recent study seem to indicate a much …