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Thanks to an innovative new project being developed by Central Queensland University with funding from MBF Foundation, heart surgery patients around the country could soon have access to rehabilitation…

Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues at four other medical centers have launched a $10 million multi-year study to identify genes that may…

New research reveals why COX-2 inhibitors such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.

Researchers believe that their findings, published in the December issue…

According to British research, people with a below average mental agility are prone to heart attacks.

It seems those with slower reaction times and bad memories have a…

The scientific evidence is strong enough to justify using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of reducing heart disease and strokes, say researchers in this week’s…

Stretching out a dose of chemotherapy over six or more hours may reduce the risk of heart problems caused by certain commonly used cancer drugs, according to…

Women who suffer a first heart attack have a greater chance of dying in the first year after the event than their male counterparts, a Dutch study shows.

Researchers looking at the safety of various arthritis and headache remedies said on Thursday they had found some more evidence that the popular analgesic naproxen may cause heart problems.

The researchers…

A recent study has news that chocolate lovers will be overjoyed to hear, it seems that chocolate is good for the heart!

According to researchers at…

If U.S. hospitals implemented some simple, timesaving strategies, heart attacks patients could get quicker treatment and would be more likely to survive, according to a study released on Monday.

Heart…

A drug commonly used to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin may slow the progression of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study at the University…

A new study by Canadian researchers says that clogged arteries show up in children, and fatty diets and a lack of exercise are setting children up…

British doctors said on Wednesday they plan to inject stem cells into heart attack patients in an experimental treatment aimed at preventing heart failure and deaths.

About 100 patients…

Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered a fundamental mechanism that causes aging blood vessels to lose their elasticity – a literal “hardening of the arteries”…

The overuse of ergotamine increases the risk of cardiovascular complications, such as heart attack and stroke, among migraine patients who are taking drugs for cardiovascular disease, according to a report…

Doctors in the UK are being warned that commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen can increase the risk of heart attacks if taken over…

One side says everyone needs to cut back on salt to reduce heart disease risk. The other side says universal salt reduction would be a needless…

New research suggests that statins can significantly reduce the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or all-cause death in patients with severe carotid arterial disease not revascularized. The study,…

For men with healthy lifestyle habits, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may be associated with a lower risk of heart attack than drinking heavily or not…

A Canadian researcher has designed a special bra for women who have had heart surgery.

Dr. Kathryn King, a University of Calgary researcher developed the new compression bra…

A growing health problem affecting older Americans puts them at higher risk for dying after heart surgery and other interventional procedures, such as heart catheterizations, according to findings…

The mystery behind a commonly untreatable and undetected heart muscle disease in children is partially revealed for the first time in today’s edition of the scientific journal JAMA.

In…

American researchers are suggesting that adults who suffer from psoriasis are at an increased risk of a heart attack.

Dr. Joel M. Gelfand and a team from the University…

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who require insulin or oral anti-diabetic drugs have an increased early and long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack after heart…

A study by Italian cardiology researchers has shown that a pre-participation cardiovascular screening program that spots hidden heart trouble can significantly reduce the rate of sudden death in athletes.

The…