• Many Americans Don’t Know They Are Overweight

    • September 7th, 2010
    According to a new poll from Harris Interactive and HealthDay, many people in the United States who are overweight or obese have inaccurate perceptions of their weight.  Read More →

  • Low-Dose Omega 3 Fatty Acid Do Not Help Heart Patients: Study

    • September 7th, 2010
    Dutch scientists have found that most heart patients who take low-dose omega-3 fatty acid supplements do not appear to get any additional protection from further heart troubles.  Read More →

  • Allergies Linked to Heart Disease

    • September 7th, 2010
    Results from a new large study have found that common allergic symptoms such as wheezing, sneezing, and watery eyes may be next to join the list of risk factors for heart disease.  Read More →

  • Fat-Filled Arteries Offer Clues to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

    • September 7th, 2010
    Though all people who have atherothrombosis have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, new research has found that some of these patients carry a greater risk of these events than others.  Read More →

  • FDA Releases New List of Possible Drug Safety Concerns

    • August 30th, 2010
    Drugs on the list include the birth control pill Inplanon, the breast cancer drug Herceptin, and the heart drug Multaq.  Read More →

  • Hypertension Meds Raise Blood Pressure in Some Patients

    • August 27th, 2010
    New research published in the American Journal of Hypertension suggests that some commonly used prescription blood pressure medications actually raise blood pressure in some patients.  Read More →

  • Patients Prefer Pills to Chocolate for Lowering Blood Pressure

    • August 27th, 2010
    Australian researchers have found that when given a choice between a pill or a piece of antioxidant-rich chocolate to help control blood pressure, most patients will choose the pill.  Read More →

  • Weight More Important for Blood Pressure Than Fitness: Study

    • August 27th, 2010
    According to a new study, people who are trying to bring their blood pressure to healthy levels should pay more attention to losing weight than to becoming more fit.  Read More →

  • FDA Approves Teklamo to Treat High Blood Pressure

    • August 27th, 2010
    Teklamo is a combination of Tekturna (the successor to the drug Diovan) and the widely used calcium channel blocker Norvasc (amlodipine).  Read More →

  • Heart Attack Rates Rise as Temperature Drops: Study

    • August 27th, 2010
    In a recent study, researchers in the United Kingdom found that when temperatures dropped just one degree on a given day, there were an additional 200 heart attacks in that country over the next month.  Read More →

  • Mountain States Have Lowest Heart Failure Hospitalization Rates

    • August 27th, 2010
    According to a new government report, the U.S. Mountain state region had the lowest average rate of potentially avoidable hospitalization for heart failure in 2006.  Read More →

  • Care After Joint Surgery May Affect Heart Health

    • August 27th, 2010
    French researchers say the quality of care patients receive right after having orthopedic surgery may have a major impact on their long-term heart health.  Read More →

  • Poorest Have the Highest Heart Disease Risk: Study

    • August 24th, 2010
    How much money people make plays a more important role in determining their risk for heart disease than their race or ethnicity, a new study has found.  Read More →

  • Vitamin B May Not Prevent Second Heart Attack, Stroke

    • August 24th, 2010
    According to a new study published in The Lancet Neurology, stroke patients who take vitamin B supplements may not be protected from having a second stroke or heart attack.  Read More →

  • 3-in-1 Blood Pressure Drug Approved

    • August 18th, 2010
    Tribenzor combines Norvasc (amlodipine), Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil), and hydrochlorothiazide in one pill.  Read More →
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