New clues have surfaced on how leptin, a hormone found in fat cells, may play a major role in the development and progression of breast cancer. Italian researchers have identified a new mechanism that helps explain how obesity boosts risk of breast...
Add dyspnea, or difficulty breathing, to the growing list of risk factors that could signal heart trouble. The Study A team of...
Just a 12-minute visit with a dog improved the heart and lung function of heart-failure patients, a new study has found. The...
Many people who have heart disease are not taking their prescribed medications as often as they should, according to some cardiologists. During...
Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is damaged and cannot pump enough blood through the body....
Heart failure patients for whom drug therapy is essential after release from the hospital are the least likely to get it, a...
More people die of natural causes between Christmas and New Year's than at any other time of year. Possible reason:...
A study has found that rapid decreases in barometric pressure (usually associated with precipitation, especially during winter) are linked to heart attacks....
People who have heart attacks in December are more likely to die than those who I have heart attacks in other months....
People who are taking low-dose aspirin to help their hearts benefit substantially if they continue to take it in the days prior...
A new study suggests that some people who are age 70 and older may be better off not using aspirin to protect...
A startling new study has doctors rethinking the practice of prescribing the blood thinner clopidogrel (Plavix) in combination with low-dose aspirin to...