• Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk

    • July 30th, 2010
    Title: Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2010 11:14:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 11:14:12 AM  Read More →

  • Calcium Supplements Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk

    • July 29th, 2010
    Although millions of people take calcium supplements to boost bone health and ward off osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say the supplements have little effect on bone strength and contribute to a small increase in the risk for heart attack among older people. Rather than relying on calcium supplements, the researchers suggest that people get their required calcium, if possible, from foods.  Read More →

  • Childhood Cancer May Be Linked to Later Heart Problems

    • July 27th, 2010
    Title: Childhood Cancer May Be Linked to Later Heart Problems Category: Health News Created: 7/26/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/27/2010  Read More →

  • As Weight Goes Up, So Do Heart Risks

    • July 26th, 2010
    Title: As Weight Goes Up, So Do Heart Risks Category: Health News Created: 7/23/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/26/2010  Read More →

  • Congestive Heart Failure

    • July 22nd, 2010
    Title: Congestive Heart Failure Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 12/31/1997 Last Editorial Review: 7/22/2010  Read More →

  • Can Ozone Cause Heart Attacks?

    • July 22nd, 2010
    Title: Can Ozone Cause Heart Attacks? Category: Health News Created: 7/22/2010 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/22/2010  Read More →

  • Traffic Pollution Boosts Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

    • July 21st, 2010
    Results from a new study suggest that exposure to high levels of traffic air pollution among people with heart or lung disease is associated with a risk factor for sudden cardiac death known as reduced heart rate variability (HRV).  Read More →

  • Study Raises Concerns Over Heart Imaging Radiation

    • July 15th, 2010
    Researchers looked at five major health care markets and found that nearly one in 10 adults under the age of 64 had undergone a heart procedure that involved radiation over a three-year period.  Read More →

  • U.S. Heart Attack Care Better Than Ever: Study

    • July 15th, 2010
    According to a new large-scale study, people who suffer a heart attack and undergo angioplasty and other procedures to open blocked arteries are receiving these treatments more quickly and more safely than ever before.  Read More →

  • Avandia Heart Risks Buried by Drug Company: Report

    • July 13th, 2010
    The pharmacy company that makes Avandia knew more than a decade ago that the blockbuster diabetes drug caused an increased risk of heart problems but covered up the information, according to a report published Tuesday in The New York Times . In a 1999 trial pitting Avandia against its competitor, Actos, the drug company, then known as SmithKline Beecham, found that Avandia posed a heart risk, the newspaper reported  Read More →

  • Personalized Strategy Is Best for Heart Health

    • July 13th, 2010
    Title: Personalized Strategy Is Best for Heart Health Category: Health News Created: 7/13/2010 11:11:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/13/2010 11:11:25 AM  Read More →

  • Lifestyle Interventions Needed to Stay Heart-Healthy

    • July 13th, 2010
    Title: Lifestyle Interventions Needed to Stay Heart-Healthy Category: Health News Created: 7/12/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/13/2010  Read More →

  • Sleep Apnea Could Raise Heart Risks for Older Men

    • July 13th, 2010
    Title: Sleep Apnea Could Raise Heart Risks for Older Men Category: Health News Created: 7/12/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/13/2010  Read More →

  • Heart Attack Care Is Getting Better, Report Finds

    • July 12th, 2010
    Patients who have a heart attack and undergo procedures to open blocked arteries are getting proven treatments in U.S. hospitals faster and more safely than ever before, according to the results of a large-scale study. Data on more than 131,000 heart attack patients treated at about 250 hospitals from January 2007 through June 2009 also showed that the patients themselves have become more aware of the signs of heart attack and are showing up at... 

  • China fiction?

    • July 10th, 2010
    Dr. Colin Campbell caused a stir with publication of his 2005 book, The China Study . Dr. Campbell, after extensive animal and epidemiologic research conducted in China over 20 years, concluded that a diet high in animal protein, especially casein, was associated with increased cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease risk. Richard Nikoley of Free the Animal and Stephan Guyenet of Whole Health Source have been talking about an analysis of the China... 
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