Apr 22, 2019

    Feature Article Conference Highlights: ACC 19 New research was presented at ACC.19, the annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, from March 16-18 in New Orl...

Apr 19, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, a Sw...

Apr 18, 2019

(This April 16 story corrects paragraph 1 to indicate the study came from Singapore) By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Hundreds of smartphone apps promise...

Apr 18, 2019

THURSDAY, April 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A machine learning classifier can effectively identify patients at risk for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), according to a study published online April...

Apr 17, 2019

By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) - Blood pressure measured at the wrist is commonly higher than pressure measured at the upper arm, which has implications for the accurac...

Apr 17, 2019

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of hospitalization for stroke have fallen since 1988 for both black and white Medicare enrollees, while black men and women have had greater improve...

Apr 17, 2019

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A neural network can accurately identify the manufacturer and model group of a cardiac rhythm device from a chest radiograph, according to a study publish...

Apr 16, 2019

The cardiac contractility boosting Optimizer Smart system is now approved for chronic, moderate-to-severe heart failure not suited for other heart failure device therapy, the FDA announced. The de...

Apr 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A very low-carbohydrate, high-fat breakfast may be a practical and easy way for patients with type 2 diabetes to lower their overall exposure to postprandia...

Apr 15, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) - The Food and Drug Administration's new mandatory rules requiring labels on all packaged foods and drinks to indicate the presence of so...

Apr 15, 2019

The incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased substantially in the pediatric population over the past few decades, and youth-onset type 2 disease now represents a substantial percentage of new cases ...

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Normalized blood pressure (BP) is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality for older adults during hypertension treatment, with increased ri...

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy on added sugar labeling could be a cost-effective way of improving health, according to a study published online...

Apr 12, 2019

FRIDAY, April 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For carefully selected pediatric patients, operator-directed sedation (ODS) for congenital cardiac catheterization procedures is not associated with an incre...

Apr 11, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - - After a heart attack, frail older adults may live longer by taking several medications typically prescribed to prevent future heart p...

Apr 11, 2019

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women with very low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or low triglycerides have an increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study pu...

Apr 11, 2019

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Stress-related disorders are associated with cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online April 10 in The BMJ. Huan Song, M.D., Ph.D., fr...

Apr 10, 2019

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients admitted to the hospital with a cardiac condition, a cardiac-specific comorbidity index outperforms generic indexes for predicting mortality,...

Apr 09, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease may have less anxiety and depression when they practice yoga focused on mindfulness and breathing exerc...

Apr 09, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - Taking caffeine before exercise could improve performance during a broad range of exercise tasks, according to a new review of past res...