Patients say lack of physician guidance and fear of side effects are why they don’t take statins as prescribed
Despite national guidelines indicating that statins can lower risk of heart attack and stroke, many patients who could benefit do …
Fish oil active ingredient protects against cardiovascular diseases
Consume fish oil derivative for the protection of the health? New results of a recent study suggest that a purified …
‘Broken heart’ syndrome may originate in the brain
Scientists have shown for the first time that the brain is involved in the development of a heart condition called …
Tumor on the heart: these symptoms point to heart cancer
A cardiac tumor is rare but dangerous Although heart diseases are for the most deaths, and cancer is the second, …
Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women
Among post-menopausal women, drinking multiple diet drinks daily was associated with an increase in the risk of having a stroke …
Women twice as likely to suffer from severe depression after a stroke
New research today published in the European Journal of Neurology has found that women are twice as likely to suffer …
Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke
A newer type of blood-thinning medications, non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), is now recommended as the preferred alternative to warfarin …
Study: Aspirin increases very greatly the risk of internal bleeding
Beware of the daily intake of Aspirin Doctors warned now to prevent that if healthy people take a daily Aspirin, …
Each cigarette is poisoning the body of the E-cigarette can be beneficial at weaning
English health authorities recommend E-cigarettes to stop Smoking Through a large-scale campaign, the English health authorities want to motivate the …
Telemedicine may increase patient satisfaction with medical care
Cardiovascular disease pervades Appalachia, yet many Appalachians live far from any heart and vascular specialist. Follow-up doctor’s visits in the …