One simple pill could prevent heart attacks and strokes
Researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences have found a simple and low-cost way to protect people from serious heart problems like heart attacks,...
How AI can help prevent cancer and heart disease
Deep inside the body, a silent and slow-growing problem can start.
In about 1 in 5 older adults, a small group of mutated blood cells...
Best foods to eat for high blood pressure control
When it comes to controlling high blood pressure, what you eat can be just as important as any medication.
Scientists have studied how certain foods...
Chronic inflammation may increase aging, poverty, and heart disease
A new study from researchers at King’s College London and the University of Nottingham has found that chronic inflammation may be the key link...
Scientists cure diabetic heart damage in new research
Diabetes is well known for causing high blood sugar, but many people don’t realize that it can also seriously harm the heart.
One of the...
This drug may be better than aspirin for heart disease prevention
A new study suggests that clopidogrel, a common blood thinner, may be better than aspirin at protecting people with heart disease from serious problems...
Cold homes may raise heart disease risk, study shows
A large study in Japan has found that the type of home older adults live in could affect their risk of dying from heart-related...
Why many older people want to stop using cholesterol-drug statins
Statins are popular medicines that help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Doctors often prescribe them because they’ve been proven to work...
Common painkiller may raise heart risk in people with high blood pressure
Paracetamol is a medicine that many people take for pain relief.
It’s often thought to be safer than other painkillers like ibuprofen, especially for people...
Early warning signs of heart disease in women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, but its warning signs can be very different from those in men.
This has...