cardiovascular disease
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
Health & Fitness
November 14, 2015
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
Cardiovascular disease drugs are often unavailable or unaffordable in many communities around the world, particularly in poorer countries, a recent…
Lack of sleep linked to risk factors for diabetes, heart disease
Health & Fitness
October 23, 2015
Lack of sleep linked to risk factors for diabetes, heart disease
People who get less than six hours of sleep a night may be more likely to have risk factors that…
Lower doses of heart meds save lives: study
Health & Fitness
October 15, 2015
Lower doses of heart meds save lives: study
People who suffered a heart attack lived longer when their dose of a medication known as a beta-blocker was a…
High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk
Health & Fitness
August 29, 2015
High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk
For women with pregnancy-related high blood pressure, the higher risk of hypertension that follows them through life may be due…
Europe reacts to US ban on trans fats
Food
August 27, 2015
Europe reacts to US ban on trans fats
The European society of cardiology (ESC) issued a welcoming statement in response to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)…