Mental health problems like anxiety and depression may partly explain why people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of…
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New heart drugs come in more expensive than expected
Two of the most anticipated new heart drugs to be launched in recent years have been priced well above analyst…
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Hospitals overestimate speed of giving clot-busting drugs
Many hospitals overestimate how quickly they give stroke patients a clot-busting treatment designed to help minimize damage, a U.S. study…
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Energy drinks raise blood pressure, study finds
Energy drinks might give you some pep — but they might also be priming you for heart problems, a new…
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Sandberg’s husband may have had an arrhythmia
The tech-giant husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg may have had an arrhythmia before he fell off a treadmill and…
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Combination of stress and depression boosts risks for heart patients
For people with heart disease, high levels of stress coupled with depression increase the risk of heart attack and death,…
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App aims to help doctors monitor young patients’ hearts
Doctors at Children’s Mercy Hospital are keeping tabs on their some of their sickest patients with the help of an…
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Despite research suggesting that multivitamins do little for reasonably well-fed Americans, the question is not settled say researchers from the…
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Baby boy denied heart transplant over illness, parents claim
Doctors at a top city hospital refused to consider a 5-month-old for a heart transplant because he had a disease…
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Sex after a heart attack: Is it safe?
For most patients, having a heart attack can be a frightening, life-changing experience. Many heart attack survivors are reluctant to…
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