Archive for March, 2009

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
10 best heart-healthy foods

A health reporter offers a list of 10 foods that will help keep your heart in tip-top shape.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Some digoxin tablets recalled

Drugmaker Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. is recalling all lots of Digoxin tablets because the product might vary in size and deliver different doses of the drug.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
FDA panel backs new heart drug Multaq

A panel of experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that a new heart drug called Multaq should be approved for delaying symptoms of atrial fibrillation and reducing hospitalization among patients with this condition.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Investigational drug may prevent blood clots

Researchers say the new drug made from the magnolia tree works even when common blood thinners also are taken along with it.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Registry created for broken heart syndrome

Two-thirds of the people in the new registry had suffered an extremely stressful emotional or physical event just before they arrived at a hospital with heart attack-like symptoms.
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Omega-3s no help to heart attack patients

The standard drug therapy for people who have had a heart attack wipes out any protection the supplement might provide, study finds.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Omega-3s no added benefit to heart attack patients

The standard drug therapy for people who have had a heart attack wipes out any protection the supplement might provide, study finds.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
One pill might prevent heart disease

A new study has found that five drugs in one dose reduced heart attack, stroke risk.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Statins may help before artery-opening surgery

New Italian studies report fewer heart attacks after procedures when patients took statins.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
High blood fat levels common in Americans

High levels of blood fats, called triglycerides, may contribute to heart risk, study finds.
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