Sep 16, 2019

New research was presented at HFSA 2019, the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, from September 13-16 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight some of the stud...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have revised downward the number of cases of severe lung injury linked to vaping, from more than 450 cases cited last week to the total...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Typical symptoms of myocardial infarction are more common and have greater predictive value in women than in men, according to a study published in the Sept....

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with resistant hypertension (RH) have a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with a dose-response association observed between the s...

Sep 13, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The lifetime risks for peripheral artery disease (PAD) are higher in black men and women than in whites or Hispanics, according to a study published online S...

Sep 12, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- HIV infection is independently associated with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a research letter published in the Sept. 17 iss...

Sep 11, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As concern grows over hundreds of lung illnesses tied to vaping, the Trump administration on Wednesday said it would move to ban flavored versions of elec...

Sep 10, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Americans should not use electronic cigarettes while health officials investigate cases of severe lung illness that may be linked to the devices, according ...

Sep 10, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, according to a review published in the Se...

Sep 10, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The expected number of patients with hemophilia worldwide is 1,125,000 male patients, with 418,000 severe cases, according to research published online Sept...

Sep 10, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Napping once or twice per week is associated with a lower risk for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online Sept....

Sep 09, 2019

More than half of patients eligible for statins but not receiving them reported never being offered one by their physician. Clinicians need to have more effective conversations with their patients to...

Sep 09, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In adults with recent stroke, a lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) goal may reduce the risk for orthostatic hypotension (OH) without any effect on orthostati...

Sep 09, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A warning letter has been sent to Juul Labs Inc. about illegal claims that its electronic cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes, including statements m...

Sep 09, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, 0.63 percent of women experience chronic hypertension during pregnancy, with the rate increasing with maternal age and year of delivery, according to...

Sep 09, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic cigarette use has been associated with severe pulmonary illness, according to three studies published online Sept. 6 in the U.S. Centers for Diseas...

Sep 06, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- County-level poverty is strongly associated with heart failure and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, and the correlation is stronger for heart failure m...

Sep 06, 2019

FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Greater exposure to the World Trade Center (WTC) site is associated with increased long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to a study published...

Sep 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Mortality rate trends for newly diagnosed heart failure patients indicate that the overall reduction in mortality across all age groups is being hindered by...

Sep 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In updated guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, recommendat...