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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Excess Mouth Bacteria Invites Heart Attack
April 7, 2009 – 11:24 pm | 3 Comments

At this week’s general session of the International Association of Dental Research in Miami, Florida, researchers from the University of Buffalo will describe their recent study which indicates excess mouth bacteria invites heart attack.  The …

Heart Attacks Drop 5% When Daylight Savings Time Ends
November 2, 2008 – 9:17 pm | One Comment

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 …

Even Cardiac Patients Unsure of Heart Attack Symptoms, Risks
May 28, 2008 – 4:55 pm | 5 Comments

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, polled thousands of patients with a history of heart attack or surgery to prevent one and were a bit surprised by the answers they …

Weekend Heart Attacks More Often Fatal
April 19, 2008 – 10:48 am | No Comment

Unless you’re already hospitalized, the chances of dying after experiencing a heart attack during the weekend is 13.4% greater than if you’d waited to have the heart attack on a week day.  This grim news …

New Resuscitation Approach for Heart Attacks Looks Promising
March 12, 2008 – 9:20 pm | No Comment

Researchers associated with the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, have disclosed promising results from a new method of treating heart attack patients when their cardiac arrest occurs outside a hospital setting. In 2004, the …

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 …