So stressed out you feel like pulling out your hair?  Save a few strands for the doctor. It could end up saving your life.

Health - Hair - Beauty - Shopping - Hair Care
[Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:21:49 GMT]
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An experimental drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer reduces the risk of stroke by more than half compared with aspirin, with no significant rise in major bleeding, researchers said on Tuesday.
Bristol-Myers Squibb - Stroke - Pfizer - Aspirin - Health
[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:22:41 GMT]
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As medical procedures go, cooling therapy is simple: Chill the patient about six degrees Fahrenheit ? using cold intravenous saline, cooling blankets or ice packs ? and wait 24 hours; then re-warm the patient slowly. But it's having lifesaving effects.

Myocardial infarction - Fahrenheit - Intravenous therapy - Health - Heart disease
[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:39:54 GMT]
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Patients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers said Sunday.
Stem cell - Heart failure - Bone marrow - Health - Biotechnology
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:33:37 GMT]
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Eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats provided no additional benefit in a study of heart attack survivors who were already getting good care, Dutch researchers report.
Omega-3 fatty acid - Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:27:41 GMT]
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Gene testing is shaping up to be a marketing battleground for new blood thinners like AstraZeneca's Brilinta, underscoring the power and limitations of genetics as a tool to predict medical outcomes.
AstraZeneca - Genetics - Health - Food and Drug Administration - United States
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:19:30 GMT]
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[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:19:30 GMT]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will examine the potential heart risks of Novartis AG's Parkinson's drug Stalevo, a combination of two treatments for the debilitating brain disease.
Parkinson's disease - Stalevo - Food and Drug Administration - Health - Conditions and Diseases
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:26:35 GMT]
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* Technique uses Philips experimental CT
Health - Medicine - Imaging - Computer Tomography Scanning - Technology
[Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:42:14 GMT]
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Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of the manufacturer's failure to submit evidence that it actually helps patients.


Blood pressure - Food and Drug Administration - Medicine - Health - Medical Specialties
[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:43:05 GMT]
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Enjoy the heat this summer. Cold weather brings more than a chill to your bones, a new study suggests. It could also raise your risk of having a heart attack.
Myocardial infarction - Health - Heart disease - Conditions and Diseases - Weather
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:46:26 GMT]
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Some patients with congestive heart failure are not receiving recommended medicines that could keep them alive longer and out of the hospital, a trend that may be adding to the nation's health costs, U.S. researchers say.
Heart failure - Health - United States - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:17:20 GMT]
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Medical filters that stop blood clots from reaching the lungs can move or break and cause life-threatening problems for patients, the government and a medical journal report said Monday.


Thrombus - Health - Food and Drug Administration - Medicine - Medical Specialties
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:38:29 GMT]
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More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions ? especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Health - Business - First aid - Public Health and Safety
[Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:42:38 GMT]
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People who are untrusting, fear rejection, or are otherwise insecure about their relationships might be at a greater risk for health problems than their more secure counterparts.
Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders - Tobacco
[Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:38:22 GMT]
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A potato chip, lemon or licorice may not taste quite the same to a patient after undergoing heart bypass surgery, hints a small study.


Coronary artery bypass surgery - Surgery - Health - Medicine - General
[Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:40:41 GMT]
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Monday it is recalling eight production lots of its anti-clotting drug Coumadin because the amount of the active ingredient in the drug could change.
Warfarin - Bristol-Myers Squibb - Active ingredient - Health - Drugs
[Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:31:47 GMT]
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Heart imaging procedures can deliver a significant amount of radiation to patients, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, urging patients and doctors to weigh the risks against the benefits.
United States - Absorbed dose - Health - Health Physics and Radiological Health - Environmental Health
[Thu, 8 Jul 2010 05:33:17 GMT]
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* Study finds link between fructose, high blood pressure


Blood pressure - Health - Hypertension - Business - Conditions and Diseases
[Fri, 2 Jul 2010 16:25:27 GMT]
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Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients.
Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders - Cholesterol and Other Fats
[Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:54:16 GMT]
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People who breathe in a lot of other people's tobacco smoke are twice as likely to die from heart disease as those who haven?t been exposed to much "secondhand" smoke, according to a British study.
Tobacco smoking - Health - Heart disease - Tobacco - Specific Substances
[Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:54:02 GMT]
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Women who go through menopause early, before age 46, may have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later in life, researchers reported Monday.
Heart disease - Menopause - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders
[Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:02:50 GMT]
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[Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:02:50 GMT]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether Daiichi Sankyo's blood pressure medicine Benicar increases the risk of heart-related death, although the agency said it still believes the benefits of the drug outweigh its potential risks.
Daiichi Sankyo - Food and Drug Administration - Medicine - Blood pressure - Health
[Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:33:28 GMT]
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Automated blood pressure measuring devices are replacing old-fashioned mercury manometers in doctor's offices and clinics around the world. But newer isn't necessarily better.
Blood pressure - Health - Medicine - Medical Specialties - Hematology
[Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:40:48 GMT]
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Heart attack rates fell 24 percent in California between 2000 and 2008, probably because of better care, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.


Heart disease - California - United States - Myocardial infarction - Health
[Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:34:10 GMT]
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Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having a heart problem or dying from one, when compared to tall people, a new study says, though weight, blood pressure and smoking habits remain more important factors.
Heart disease - Blood pressure - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Cardiovascular Disorders
[Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:01:36 GMT]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating dairy foods could help protect your heart, new research from Sweden suggests.

Sweden - Reuters - NEW YORK - Dairy - Cattle
[Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:57:33 GMT]
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The dirtier the air, the more likely people are to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, new research from Australia shows.
Air pollution - Myocardial infarction - Heart disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases
[Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:56:31 GMT]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds.
Migraine - Headache - Stroke - Health - Thrombus
[Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:25:27 GMT]
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There is no evidence that prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to patients at risk of heart disease reduces their chances of premature death in the short term, scientists said on Monday.
[Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:08:57 GMT]
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Thousands of lives could be saved every year if the U.S. were to donate used pacemakers to developing countries instead of throwing them in the trash, doctors say.


[Thu, 20 May 2010 21:51:58 GMT]
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Studies have linked low blood levels of a chemical lowered by folic acid to reduced rates of stroke.  However, folic acid supplements don't seem to prevent strokes, research shows.
[Thu, 13 May 2010 23:07:10 GMT]
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Threading electrodes under the skin along the breastbone may be safer, and just as effective, as implanting electrodes to shock a fluttering heart into beating normally, researchers said Wednesday.
[Wed, 12 May 2010 20:04:49 GMT]
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Overweight children from lower- and middle-income neighborhoods may fall short of their thinner peers in one measure of cardiovascular fitness, but the same may not be true of those from more affluent areas, a new study suggests.
[Tue, 11 May 2010 23:38:27 GMT]
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[Tue, 11 May 2010 23:38:27 GMT]
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