Cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death for adults in the United States. The major causes of heart disease can be attributed to lifestyle. While it’s an unpleasant truth, Americans need to accept the fact that many of our health problems are...
Heart-failure patients have a better chance of survival if they take their pills, even if those pills are placebos, says a Duke University Medical Center study. They analyzed international data on 7,599 heart-failure patients and found that similar lower death rates...
It’s not enough to reduce “bad” cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called C-Reative Protein or CRP also must be kept low, doctors said in a finding that could save tens of thousands of lives. Evidence has been growing that a special type of...
A phenomenon known as “broken heart syndrome,” can trigger severe, temporary heart muscle weakness that mimics a classic heart attack, Johns Hopkins scientists claim in a new report. Their study describes 20 patients, almost all of them women, who were hospitalized...
Religion and spirituality may have a positive effect on blood pressure, according to a study of more than 5,300 Americans. Researchers found that people in the Jackson (Miss.) Heart Study who were involved with or participated in religious activities had significantly...
Feeling younger in middle age may be as easy as eating a low-calorie, nutritionally balanced diet, U.S. researchers report. These types of diets help slow cardiac aging, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Their study...
