Health News Archives

No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
Plavix helped men and women almost equally, study finds

Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Study ties poor supervisors to higher odds for heart attack

Poorer Outcomes After ’Off-Pump’ Bypass Surgery
Keeping patients on the heart-lung machine improved survival, study found

Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
Designed for a rare condition, it might have a wider application, experts say

Health Tip: At Risk for Another Heart Attack?
Factors that raise your chances of subsequent trouble

Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Middle-aged women have more heart attacks than in past, but are more likely to survive, studies show

Fish Oil Supplements Don’t Help Depressed Heart Patients
Those who took them with antidepressant fared same as those who didn't

Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Two-thirds of patients in U.S. hospitals fail to get recommended therapy, study finds

Micardis Given Wider Approval
For cardiac patients who can't take an ACE inhibitor

Smoking Bans Good for Non-Smokers’ Hearts: Study
Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say