What Doctors Don't Tell YouWant to know if you’re at risk from a heart attack? Forget the BMI (body mass index), a measure based on your height and weight and, instead, use your waist-to-hip ratio. Scientists have found that this measure is by far the most accurate way to...
Although medicine has waxed lyrical, the latest wonder blood test for predicting your risk of a heart attack is no better than taking a careful history, according to an 18-year study.
Older people who eat an orange a day during the winter can reduce their risks of a heart attack by 10 per cent. An orange contains about 60 mg of the vitamin, which scientists reckon is enough to ...
A fish diet where 35g or more of fish is eaten every day can protect you against a heart attack, researchers have concluded. ...
One of the most popular drugs for treating high blood pressure actually raises the risk of a heart attack by 60 per cent. ...
The risks of suffering a heart attack if you're taking the contraceptive pill have been well documented but researchers have found that the risk is far greater if you are an older woman who smokes ...
Transurethral prostatectomy (removal of the prostate)in older men could cause major changes in the cardiovascular system, possibly bringing on a heart attack. ...
Blood levels of homocystine - a metabolic waste product involved in coronary heart disease (CHD) - can be inexpensively and effectively lowered with vitamin supplementation, according to new data.
