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Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls
Health
- May 15, 2008
After hospital, they're twice as likely to be injured, so prevention strategies are key
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Blood Markers May Foretell Heart Disease; Lifestyle Can Forestall It
By Katherine Hobson -
Health
- May 14, 2008
New study hints that biomarkers are predictive, but the key to prevention is healthful living.
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Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Health
- May 14, 2008
Especially for women, heavy consumption tied to arterial stiffening, enlarged hearts
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Marijuana Linked to Heart Disease and Depression
By Matthew Shulman -
Health
- May 14, 2008
Pot may raise cardiovascular risk; the government is concerned about the drug's psychiatric effects.
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Health Buzz: Mammograms, Privacy Breaches, and Other Health News
Health
- May 14, 2008
The risk of heart disease by marijuana users, and healthcare reform
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Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Health
- May 14, 2008
Low dose tPA dissolved masses 2 to 3 times faster, dramatically boosting survival
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Health Buzz: Celebrex, Naproxen, and Other Health News
Health
- May 13, 2008
Heart disease, autism, and the dangers of air pollution
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High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
Health
- May 12, 2008
Risk for retinal vein blockage more than doubles when these conditions go untreated
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High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
Health
- May 12, 2008
Study finds little more than half of patients were checked, only 39% met treatment goals
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Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death
Health
- May 8, 2008
Uncovering molecular underpinnings could lead to new, genetically targeted therapies
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Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
Health
- May 8, 2008
Rehab with therapist had more benefit than those using robotic devices, study finds
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Women Having Heart Attacks Often Slow to Get Help
By Deborah Kotz -
On Women
- May 2, 2008
Recognize the warning signs, which can be different in women than in men.
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Too Fat? First, Get off the Couch
By Katherine Hobson -
On Fitness
- April 28, 2008
Overweight women who exercise can lower their risk of heart disease before dropping a pound.
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Our Heart Risks Begin Mounting at Puberty
By Adam Voiland -
On Men
- April 21, 2008
Blood pressure and triglycerides start rising during adolescence.
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Children Taking Stimulants Need Heart Screening, Group Says
By Nancy Shute -
Health
- April 21, 2008
Electrocardiograms could identify kids at risk from taking Ritalin, Adderall, and similar drugs.
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TV in the Bedroom? Bad Idea
By Nancy Shute -
On Parenting
- April 7, 2008
Together, two new studies point to a heightened chance of early heart disease and diabetes.
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How STRADIVARIUS Will Play on Doctors' Minds
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- April 2, 2008
Medical trials with catchy acronyms get excess attention. One drug maker may not benefit.
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You're Thin—and Too Fat
By Katherine Hobson -
On Fitness
- April 1, 2008
Too much body fat puts even normal-weight people at higher risk of heart disease.
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What Viagra's Birthday Means to Men's Health
By Ben Harder -
Thinking Harder
- March 27, 2008
Erectile dysfunction can be a sign that a man's life is at risk.
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A Webcast on Women and Heart Disease
News Desk
- February 11, 2008
You can log on this evening at www.usnews.com/heartwebcast to hear leading clinicians from Brigham and Women's Hospital discuss a matter of serious concern to women: cardiovascular disease. You'll learn how to prevent and diagnose heart disease, the latest on how hormone therapy and aspirin affect your heart, and what you should eat or not eat to protect yourself. This 90-minute event, which starts at 7 p.m. ET, will be moderated by U.S. News's Bernadine Healy, M.D., and will allow time for the experts to answer viewer questions.
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A Pricey New Blood Test Promises to Assess Health
By Michelle Andrews -
Health
- December 6, 2007
Commercial exams gauge scores of "biomarkers," but the answers they give may not be helpful.
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Listen to Your Heart
By Katherine Hobson -
Health
- October 18, 2007
Most women at risk of cardiovascular disease don't know it
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Heart Problem Behind Marathoner's Death Is Rarely Lethal
By Avery Comarow -
Health
- October 9, 2007
A fairly common heart condition, mitral valve prolapse, seems to have killed a young police officer.
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