Sep 05, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states. Investigators at the U.S. Fo...

Sep 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, metabolic surgery is associated with a reduced risk for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events, a...

Sep 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), sacubitril-valsartan does not impact aortic stiffness versus enalapril but is associ...

Sep 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society, updated recommendations are presente...

Sep 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A second death in the United States from severe respiratory illness possibly associated with vaping is being investigated by health officials. The death o...

Sep 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease, complete revascularization is superior to culpr...

Sep 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In guidelines developed by the European Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, updat...

Sep 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Family history and an individual history of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to iodinated contrast media (ICM) are associated with an increased likelihood o...

Sep 03, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), there were fewer target les...

Aug 30, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people who have developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal heal...

Aug 30, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Netarsudil ophthalmic solution (0.02 percent; once daily) significantly reduced mean intraocular pressure (IOP) among patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocu...

Aug 30, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Most cerebrovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk for subsequent diagnosis of Parkinson disease, according to a study published online A...

Aug 29, 2019

The following is the second in a new blog series, pulled directly from the Twitter-based stories of Sayed A Tabatabai, MD, who shares touching, heartfelt, interesting details of life on the front line...

Aug 29, 2019

THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The health risk from contamination of widely used generic blood pressure medications, angiotensin II receptor blockers, is very low, according to the U.S. F...

Aug 29, 2019

THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- High-intensity stepping training that mimics real-world conditions may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors, according to a study published in...

Aug 29, 2019

THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors face an increase in the long-term risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in The Lancet. Helen Stro...

Aug 26, 2019

MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Group-based aerobic exercise programs, like cardiac rehabilitation, provide benefits to stroke survivors, according to a review published online Aug. 14 in th...

Aug 26, 2019

MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) marketing at retail stores is associated with increased subsequent ENDS initiation among youth and young...

Aug 26, 2019

MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for all subtypes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a research letter published online Aug. 26...

Aug 23, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Use of a four-component polypill can effectively reduce the risk for major cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the Aug. 24 issue of The L...