Benefits of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs greatly outweigh risk of muscle symptoms
Statin therapy is effective for the prevention of heart disease and strokes, the world's largest killer, and is widely prescribed.
However, there have been concerns that...
Research shows a new cause of heart disease
In a recent study from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, scientists found a possible causal link between psoriasis and heart disease.
They examined...
Arterial stiffness may be a new risk factor for high blood pressure
The prevalence of hypertension and obesity has been on the increase globally, despite the targeted effort at promoting weight loss, increasing physical activity, and...
A year of exercise in middle age can reverse heart stiffness
A year of exercise training helped to increase the youthful elasticity of the heart muscle among people showing early signs of heart failure.
This drug could reduce heart disease, fatty liver, obesity
More than 40% of people living in the U.S. are obese; and 43% of American women over the age of 60—long past menopause—are considered obese.
This diabetes drug lowers heart disease risk in people with kidney problems
Scientists found that SGLT-2 inhibitors decreased heart disease risk in people with chronic kidney disease.
New drug reduces triglyceride by 25%, but cannot lower heart disease risk in type...
Triglycerides are fatty substances in the blood.
High triglyceride levels can increase the risk of heart disease, especially in conjunction with too much "bad" cholesterol,...
6 ‘heart-health’ supplements cannot lower cholesterol effectively as statins
There are two types of cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is called the "good" cholesterol because it protects the heart.
In contrast, high levels of...
Diabetes linked to heart valve disease, study finds
People with diabetes display an increased risk of disease in left-sided heart valves compared to controls without diabetes.
Born with 6 heart defects, he’s now a college junior and competitive swimmer
Zayne McCall was blue when he was born. Before his mother could hold him, doctors rushed him away to run tests.
At first, they thought...