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CT scans diagnose heart attacks faster

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:09 GMT

About 6 million people each year go to hospitals with chest pain, but only a small fraction are truly having a heart attack.

Ancient mummies with heart disease

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:11:37 GMT

You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.

New heart pump boosts survival rates

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:41 GMT

About 5 million Americans have heart failure, which occurs when the heart weakens over time and cannot pump enough blood.

Effectiveness of Zetia doubted in study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:23:05 GMT

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.

Largest US mumps outbreak in 3 years

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:11 GMT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak was first reported at a boys camp in Sullivan County, N.Y.

Heart bypass methods, old and new

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:28:47 GMT

The old way of performing heart bypass surgery may be better than the new way.

Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:24 GMT

Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

First non-drug asthma treatment

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:14:36 GMT

The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms and wheezing.

Tweens challenged by breast cancer

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:35:59 GMT

Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why.

New guidlines for taser use on suspects

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:52:58 GMT

Popular stun-gun maker Taser International is asking police to think before they tase someone in the chest.

Heart defect passed through donor sperm

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:09:25 GMT

A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.

Heart failure drug procedures ignored

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:16:11 GMT

Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests.

Health insurers cherry-pick facts

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:18 GMT

The insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

New heart muscle from mice stem cells

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:07:50 GMT

Lots of work remains before trying that dramatic an experiment in people. But regenerating damaged heart muscle is a holy grail in cardiac care.

New type of CPR is saving lives

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:27:01 GMT

A new type of CPR is saving lives Arizona, and could soon find its way to your area.

Wife, husband battling breast cancer

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:26 GMT

Mike Welsh says he is speaking up about his cancer to make other men aware that breast cancer is not just something that strikes women.

Elizabeth Taylor has successful surgery

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:18:19 GMT

Elizabeth Taylor says that her heart surgery was successful, adding that "it was like having a brand new ticker."

Elizabeth Taylor to have heart surgery

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:37:10 GMT

Elizabeth Taylor announces she will have a procedure done on her heart.

Saving lives with a new cardio monitor

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:26:21 GMT

Researchers at The Mayo Clinic are now testing a new device that can monitor patients at home in hopes of keeping them healthier and out of the hospital longer.

5,400 defibrillators recalled

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:07:42 GMT

Philips Healthcare is recalling about 5,400 automated external defibrillators after receiving reports of a memory chip failure in a small number of some models that could make them inoperable.

More tests of anti-addiction drug

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:37:03 GMT

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. said its drug vigabatrin failed as a treatment for cocaine addiction because patients in the trial did not take the drug regularly.

Distracted driving called epidemic

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:33:29 GMT

While the meeting focused on drivers using cell phones and mobile devices, participants noted that distractions could include reaching into the back seat, applying makeup or eating.

Supplements with steroids examined

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:03:41 GMT

Congress rewrote the dietary supplements regulations in 1994. Some critics say the regulations are not strong enough.

Heart attack vs. stroke

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:54 GMT

Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating, preventing blood and oxygen from getting to vital organs.

Who cares about cholesterol? You should

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:17:07 GMT

Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and your food. Your liver (and to a smaller degree, your cells) makes about 75 percent of blood cholesterol. The remaining 25 percent comes from the foods you eat.

Flu viruses can spark heart attacks

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:08:25 GMT

British researchers analyzed 39 previous studies of heart patients and found a consistent link between flu and heart attacks. Up to half of all unexpected flu deaths were due to heart disease, the researchers found.

How long will a heart stent last?

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:07:54 GMT

You can decrease your chances of a stent problem or more coronary artery disease elsewhere in the heart by maintaining an ideal body weight and a good diet low in fat and high in vegetables

Baby with heart defect set for surgery

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:50:08 GMT

Doctors at an Indian government hospital are ready for a critical surgery to save a baby boy born with a heart protruding from his chest.

Statins prove their worth once more

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:16:01 GMT

Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins. People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of the pills before and after their operations, a Dutch study showed.

Swine flu, heart disease a deadly mix

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:05:33 GMT

In people with weak hearts, the swine flu virus could prove lethal. Patients with heart failure, a condition where the heart can't pump enough blood around the body, are especially vulnerable.