New research has failed to confirm findings from smaller studies that 85 gene variations are associated with an increased risk for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), which includes heart attack and a type of angina, according to a study in the April 11 issue of JAMA.
A first-of-its-kind report looking at the prevalence and cost of type 2 diabetes complications shows that an estimated three out of five people (57.9 percent) with type 2 diabetes have at least one of the other serious health problems commonly associated with the disease, and that these health problems are taking a heavy financial toll on the United States.
UCSD Medical Center cardiology and neurology specialists are using a novel method to save the lives of patients in cardiac arrest.
A new imaging technology may hold the key to not only stopping heart attacks in their tracks but also preventing them for ever occurring.
An international study involving 467 hospitals in 12 countries found that doctors do a good job of aggressively treating the early stages of heart attacks — even before laboratory tests confirm the diagnosis.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found no increased risk of heart attack for women in their 50s who were taking HRT.
Doctors who treat the painful condition of osteoarthritis in patients with increased cardiovascular risk need to be cautious.
Australian health authorities have removed a medicine Zelmac for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from sale because of safety concerns.
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have decoded the genome of a bacteria normally present in the healthy human mouth that can cause a deadly heart infection if it enters the bloodstream.
The common painkiller, ibuprofen, may boost the likelihood of heart problems in high risk patients who have osteoarthritis, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.