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Sacha Downes was taking a shower when she felt a "weird" explosion in her head. Still dripping, she managed to reach the bathroom mirror, where she was stunned to see her face drooping on the right side.
Smoking, high blood pressure especially dangerous for those with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Implantable heart defibrillators perform better than expected outside of the research environment, investigators say.
Chinese scientists have found that recent ex-smokers contemplating heart bypass surgery may run into trouble due to lingering smoking-related enzyme changes in the leg vein typically used for grafts.
Fish oil? Vitamin supplements? A waste of money, this doctor says. Running is his answer.
Fish oil? Vitamin supplements? A waste of money, this doctor says. Running is his answer.
Bucking conventional wisdom, a University of Pennsylvania study concludes that natural resistance to the heart-protective effects of aspirin is rare, and questions the value of increasingly widely used screening tests for aspirin resistance.
As temperatures fall during the winter months, the risk for heart attacks rises for people with heart conditions and those engaging in rigorous physical activity.
Older women who lose weight and gain it back again may be increasing their risk for heart disease, Wake Forest University researchers report.
All those hours Americans spend in their office chairs or on their sofas may be packing on a particularly unhealthy form of fat around the heart, a new study suggests.
A new study by researchers at the U.S. National Cancer Institute found that staying physically active after age 40 seems to increase your lifespan between two and seven years-- regardless of your weight.
People generally don't live as healthy in the winter as they do in the summer, they don't eat as well and don't exercise as much, so people should be extra aware that maintaining healthy behaviors is important in winter.
A simple change to the way doctors program implantable cardioverter defibrillators can help people with heart disease live longer and with greater quality of life, according to a new study.
Because of new chemical formulations, prescription drugs that interact badly with grapefruit have more than doubled in number since 2008, yet many doctors seem unaware of this, Canadian researchers report.
A new study finds that survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest improved substantially from 2000 to 2009 in U.S. medical centers, probably because established guidelines were followed.
Says highly caffeinated beverages can cause heart problems, especially when combined with alcohol
Annual event urges Americans to don red to spread awareness of the No. 1 killer
Larger waist size dangerous even when weight is normal, study says
Calling 911, going to a stroke center, getting care quickly combine to improve outcomes, experts say.
Bone and blood vessel adaptations let the birds escape trauma from such movement
Finding lends support for vow to take 'in sickness and in health'
Annual event urges Americans to don red to spread awareness of the No. 1 killer
Small study found it reduced episodes of dizziness, shortness of breath for patients with atrial fibrillation
Lowered blood pressure, cholesterol levels may be the key, researchers say
Kynamro can be used when the body can't eliminate 'bad' cholesterol, FDA says
But the occurrence is rare, and alternatives exist, experts say
But the occurrence is rare, and alternatives exist, experts say
Large study found even mild impotence was tied to greater odds of future hospitalization, death
Heart experts consider point when benefit of shocks no longer outweighs disturbance
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