Common heart drug combo may raise dangerous bleeding risk
Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, is the most common type of irregular heartbeat, especially among older adults. In this condition, the heart beats in...
Why diabetes and kidney disease may signal heart trouble
Millions of people worry about heart disease, but many don’t realize that serious heart risks often begin elsewhere in the body.
Conditions such as diabetes...
Why frail men may have greater heart attack risks
that frail men may face a higher risk of death than frail women after a heart attack.
The findings challenge the common belief that women...
Paleo diet plus exercise may improve heart health in diabetes
Scientists from Umeå University in Sweden have found that combining a Paleolithic (Paleo) diet with exercise training may improve heart health in overweight people...
New heart device could lower stroke risk in people with irregular heartbeat
Atrial fibrillation, commonly called AFib, affects about 10.5 million Americans and significantly increases the risk of stroke.
The condition causes the heart to beat irregularly,...
Can cholesterol drug statins help you live longer?
Statins are medicines that many people take to lower cholesterol and protect their heart. But do they actually help people live longer?
Research says yes—especially...
Doctors urged to prescribe exercise instead of pills for mild heart disease risks
A new statement from the American Heart Association says that doctors should encourage people with slightly high blood pressure or cholesterol to be more...
Vitamin K2 could help reduce heart disease risk, study finds
Scientists from the University of Bergen have found that one form of vitamin K—vitamin K2—may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Their research showed...
A drop of blood could soon diagnose disease—without a lab visit
Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease using just a single drop of blood seemed impossible.
But now, a new technology developed by...
Eating eggs daily not linked to heart disease or death risk
Scientists from McMaster University have found that eating one egg per day is not linked to an increased risk of heart disease or death.
Eggs...