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1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again
Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Approval Expanded for Sapien Artificial Heart Valve
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Failure Risk: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain COPD Meds Might Raise Heart Risks, Study Says
Certain Diabetes Medications May Lower Heart Failure Risk
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Control of Heart Risks May Vary Among Outpatient Practices
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Costlier Heart Device May Not Be Worth It, Study Suggests
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Early Menopause May Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Says
Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Estrogen Levels Tied to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Study
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
FDA Renews Heart-Risk Warning for Antibiotic
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Get Fit in Middle Age to Cut Heart Failure Risk, Study Says
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
Health Tip: Do You Have a Heart Murmur?
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues
Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Herceptin May Carry Higher Heart Risks for Women Than Thought
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot in Head, Full Recovery Expected
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How to Quickly Spot Signs of Stroke: Experts
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Insomnia Might Boost Heart Failure Risk
iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk
Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
Noise, Dirty Air May Be Double Whammy for the Heart
'Nordic Walking' a Winner for Heart Failure Patients, Study Says
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Cardiac Cells to Help Failing Hearts
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Sports May Be OK With Defibrillator, Study Says
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Stem Cells Show Promise as Heart Failure Treatment
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
Ultrasound Waves, Bone Marrow Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Viagra, Aliskiren Not Helpful for Heart Failure After All: Studies
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds

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