In a new study, the diabetes drug Starlix and the blood pressure med Diovan were not effective at reducing serious cardiac events in people at high risk for diabetes and heart disease, though Diovan did slow the progression of diabetes by 14 percent.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Boston Scientific’s Express LD Iliac Stent to treat iliac artery disease, a condition characterized by blockages in the pelvic arteries that provide blood to the legs.

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Researchers have found that patients who have a stent implanted and who take aspirin alone to prevent clots have the same rates of heart attack and death as people who are given both aspirin and the blood thinner Plavix.

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A new study published in the journal Archives of Neurology has found that higher levels of naturally occurring estrogen are linked to an increased risk of stroke in postmenopausal women who are not taking hormone replacement therapy.

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Results from a new U.S. government-sponsored study show that aggressive cholesterol and blood pressure treatments do not reduce the risk of cardiac events in people with Type 2 diabetes. 

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A review of 10 previously published studies has found that people who have some control of their work schedules have better mental and physical health than people who work a set schedule.

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According to a new study, patients who are worried about their medicines are more likely to suffer side effects from them.

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Researchers are reporting that people who are given the clot-busting drug tPA after having a stroke caused by a blocked brain artery have a 10-fold risk of excessive bleeding if they’ve been taking the stroke drug Coumadin (warfarin).

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A study of 23,000 adults has found that regular coffee drinking appears to reduce the risk of stroke.

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A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that women who aren’t given the anti-clotting medication tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) fare worse than men who don’t receive the drug.

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