The recent decision of the American National Cancer Institute to stop a trial which was testing beta carotene as a cure for smoking induced lung cancer has been pilloried for being "politically mo ...
A research team surprised itself with findings that hormone replacement therapy can actually be harmful in women who have established coronary heart disease (CHD). ...
When doctors can't get a grip on a particular disease, they begin experimenting with ever fiercer treatments on the assumption that the more powerful the weaponry, the greater the likelihood of va ...
This so called miracle preventative for heart attacks usually isn't necessary. When it is, the effects don't last. The number of deaths from heart disease reads like a terrifying roll call of modern times: in 1989, 1 million people died of heart...
Over the years, many studies have documented the profound beneficial effects of regular exercise. For instance, physically active individuals have been found to have:
Whether or not your homocysteine levels are elevated depends upon the total methionine content of dietary protein and the amount of vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid in your diet. .. ...
Coronary atherosclerosis when arteries become clogged and hardened may not have the direct link to heart disease that everyone supposes, say doctors from the prestigious Mayo Clinic. ...
Many herbs have demonstrated similar positive effects to those of aspirin without the dangerous side-effects. Be sure you consult a practitioner before taking any of the following to find out which is best for you; you will need to check for...
Although small studies have been suggesting it for some time, the Grand Old Man of heart research has finally come out and said it, too: cholesterol cannot be looked on as the only cause of corona ...
Just when you thought you'd got it straight that trans fatty acids found in margarine can cause a heart attack, new research covering nine countries seems to put it in the clear. ...
