Heart Health

Why drinking coffee can be linked to high cholesterol

Scientists from UiT The Arctic University of Norway found that the sex of the drinker, as well as the brewing method, may be key...

Scientists find a drug that prevents sudden cardiac death with no side effects

Scientists from King’s College London found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as drug lidocaine but without lidocaine’s severe...

Stanford study finds a new cause of heart attack

Scientists from Stanford University found how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack,...

Smoking both traditional and e-cigarettes can hurt your heart health

Scientists from Boston University found that people who use traditional and e-cigarettes have the same cardiovascular disease risks as those who only smoke traditional...

Why heart disease can strongly increase your Alzheimer’s risk

Scientists from the University of Sheffield found that heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can...

Dental care could benefit people with diabetes or heart disease

Scientists from Mayo Clinic found that dental care could the risk of hospitalization in people with diabetes or heart disease. The research is published in...

She’s been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she’s also been a...

Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She's gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to...

Scientists find drug combo that prevent stroke and heart disease

Scientists from Tehran University of Medical Sciences found that a cheap drug combo of four common drugs could help prevent heart attacks, strokes and...

Where you live may determine your death risk in heart attack

Scientists from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute found that people living in disadvantaged areas are at increased risk of readmission to hospital and...

People with high heart disease risk should take additional cholesterol lowering drugs

Scientists from Bert Aertgeerts and elsewhere suggest that additional cholesterol-lowering drugs should be offered to patients with high levels of 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol (70...