Early dose of glucose may stop heart attack
Patients showing heart attack symptoms who received a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium from paramedics were half as likely to go into cardiac arrest or die than those who did not receive the...
View ArticlePositive outlook may be good for your heart
Be happy — it seems to be good for your heart.
View ArticleTestosterone may help some heart patients
Testosterone supplements may improve the quality of life for patients who have a certain heart condition, a new study says.
View ArticleStent treatment risky for MS patients
U.S. drug regulators are warning people with multiple sclerosis to avoid an experimental treatment that props open internal veins in the neck and chest, because it can cause death or serious injury.
View ArticleBlack cardiac arrest victims receive CPR less
Black cardiac arrest victims whose hearts stop outside of the hospital are less likely to receive CPR or shocks to the heart from bystanders, according to new research presented today.
View ArticleObesity doesn't always increase heart risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds.
View ArticleDoctors save baby with smallest artificial heart
Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant.
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FDA reviews safety of innovative heart valve
Federal health officials are asking safety questions about the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery, ahead of a meeting this week to consider broadening its use.
View ArticleStudy: Nicotine patch safe after heart attack
Nicotine replacement therapy appears to be safe for people discharged from the hospital after suffering a heart attack or chest pains, according to a small new study.
View ArticleWith CPR, 2 bystanders can be better than one
When someone suffers cardiac arrest in a public place, the odds of survival are better when more than one bystander comes to the rescue, a new study suggests. The American Heart Association (AHA) and...
View ArticleCT scans to rule out heart attacks don't help
If you're having chest pains, an advanced type of CT scan can quickly rule out a heart attack. New research suggests this might be good for hospitals, but not necessarily for you.
View ArticleFDA restricts use of Stryker brain stent
The Food and Drug Administration is restricting use of a medical device made by Stryker that props open clogged brain arteries, after reviewing studies suggesting the implant can actually increase...
View ArticleCholesterol drugs may lower cancer risk
A new study suggests that statin drugs, widely used to lower cholesterol, might lower people’s risk of cancer, too. The risk of lymphoma was reduced 31 percent, a study of 200,000 people found.
View ArticleO'Donnell's heart attack: classic, for a woman
Comedian Rosie O’ Donnell says on her blog she had a heart attack last week and didn’t know it. But the symptoms she describes were classic heart attack symptoms — for a woman, that is.
View ArticleMarriage may protect a woman's heart
For women, continuous marriage without divorce or widowhood is linked to fewer cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, according to new research.
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Study: Belly fat worse for your heart than obesity
People who are normal weight but carry extra fat around their belly have a higher risk of dying from heart disease than obese people, a new study suggests.
View ArticleMore signs MRI safe for people with pacemakers
Evidence is mounting that MRI scans may be safe for people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators, according to the latest study on the issue that appeared in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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Re-start the heart? Go longer, study says
Common wisdom holds that drawn-out efforts to save someone whose heart has stopped are a waste of time. But in hospitals where resuscitation teams try a little longer and a little harder, patients are...
View ArticlePainkillers linked to repeat heart attack or death
Common painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen are considered risky for people who've had a heart attack. And now a large study suggests those risks do not go away with time.
View ArticleTeens' poor sleep tied to heart risk factors
Teenagers who don't get enough sleep are more likely to have conditions that could affect their heart health down the road, a new report finds.
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Moderate drinking tied to abnormal heart rhythm
People with heart disease who drink, even moderately, may have a slightly increased risk of a common heart rhythm problem, a new study suggests.
View ArticleMore strokes occurring in younger age groups
More young and middle-aged adults are having strokes, a new study suggests. In 1994, 12.9 percent of strokes occurred in adults between ages 20 and 55, whereas in 2005, 18.6 percent of strokes occurred...
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Recycled heart devices offer new life to poor
Recycled ICDs -- the devices that jolt a failing heart back into rhythm -- can be collected safely from U.S. patients and funeral homes, transported, sterilized and re-implanted in people who otherwise...
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Death by defibrillator: Officials warn of hacking risk
There's a growing danger that grandpa’s heart rhythm device could be susceptible to hacking, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. Now the Food and Drug Administration is...
View ArticleSmoke-free laws may prevent heart attacks
Heart attacks dropped by one-third in one county in Minnesota after two smoke-free workplace ordinances went into place, a new study shows.
View Article'Healthy' hearts may still have disease risk
Even middle-age adults who have seemingly "optimal" heart health may be at risk for heart disease later in life, a new study says.
View ArticleHeart attack deaths higher in blacks than in whites
Black men and women are more likely to die of a heart attack or heart failure than whites in the United States, according to a new study.
View ArticlePot may increase stroke risk in younger adults
Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Smoking marijuana may increase the risk of stroke in people under age 55, a new study from Australia suggests.
View ArticleEating less salt daily saves more lives, study finds
If Americans cut back on the amount of sodium they down every day, hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved over the next 10 years, according to new study findings.
View ArticleSt Jude recalls wire used to help plug hole in heart
(Reuters) - St Jude Medical Inc is recalling the wire used to put in place a device that closes openings between the two upper chambers of the heart, because of the potential for it to fracture, the...
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Heart Attack Grill 'spokesman' killed by ... a heart attack
A 54-year-old man who spent his days touting the greasy pleasures of the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas has died of an apparent heart attack, the restaurant’s owner said.
View ArticleFewer heart blockages showing up on stress tests
The proportion of patients who have blocked arteries show up during a stress test has dropped "enormously" over the past two decades, according to a new study.
View ArticlePositive outlook tied to healthier cholesterol
U.S. researchers found better levels of "good cholesterol" and other markers of heart health in the blood of middle-aged study subjects with a sunny outlook on life.
View ArticlePost-smoking weight gain doesn't harm heart
A new study suggests that post-smoking weight gain won't raise people's risk for cardiovascular disease or death even if they have diabetes.
View ArticleU.S. irregular heartbeat treatment inadequate: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant number of U.S. patients with irregular heart rhythms do not receive adequate therapy, according to a new study of treatment practices for atrial fibrillation.
View ArticleSugary drinks tied to 180,000 deaths worldwide
Consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages may contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world, mainly due to type 2 diabetes, a new study says.
View ArticleChelation little help for heart disease: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Removing metals from the body through a controversial treatment has little effect on the long-term health of people who've previously suffered a heart attack, according to...
View Article12 school football players die each year, study finds
Each year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games, according to a new study that finds heart conditions, heat and other non-traumatic...
View ArticleGut bugs linked to heart attacks, strokes
Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides.
View ArticleJust one daily soda can raise diabetes risk
Drinking just one 12-ounce soda a day may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new study from Europe suggests.
View ArticleAnger may raise heart attack risk, study finds
Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better.
View ArticleDon't pull Avandia from market, FDA panel urges
The controversial diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market for now, with relaxed restrictions on its use, Food and Drug Administration advisers said on Thursday. Avandia was the world’s No. 1...
View ArticleMen with heart failure more likely to die than women
Women with heart failure, a condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body's demands, may live longer than their male counterparts, a new study says.
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Daily serving of red meat raises risk of early death
A new study from the highly respected researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health offers some of the best and most detailed evidence yet that a daily serving of meat can increase risk of heart...
View ArticleWill Cheney's new heart make him nicer?
Some medical experts say having a heart transplant may make the former vice president a gentler, mellower guy.
View ArticleMoms with heart trouble likely to have girls
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff Pregnant women with heart disease are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, according to a new study from Iran. The study involved 200 pregnant women diagnosed with...
View ArticleLiving near major road bad for heart attack survivors
For heart attack survivors, living close to a roadway may be hazardous for their health, a new study suggests.
View ArticleWhy Tasers sometimes kill
New reserach finds why some stun-gun shocks could lead to cardiac arrest, even death.
View ArticleHeart attacks more likely where traffic is louder
The louder the traffic near people's homes, the greater their risk of heart attack, a new study from Denmark says.
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