Chronic diseases are health ministers' target: WHO
The world's health ministers have agreed to try to cut premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease...
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Feigning injury could risk lives, says football ref
Howard Webb, the referee when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest and...
Doctors save baby with smallest artificial heart
Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the...
Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit
Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but a small study suggests that soy supplements may not...
Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds. "The people...
CORRECTION: Too many people get angioplasties, study suggests
One out of every seven patients having a non-emergency angioplasty to clear a clogged artery in the heart didn't meet criteria...
Too many people get angioplasties, study suggests
One out of every seven patients having a non-emergency angioplasty to clear a clogged artery in the heart didn't meet criteria...
Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them...
Death rate drops among Americans with diabetes
A 40 percent decline in the death rate of diabetic American adults from heart disease and strokes is a sign that patients...
French drugmaker Servier trial delayed over appeal
The trial of French drugmaker Servier and its founder over allegations of misleading patients and authorities about the side...
'Pre-diabetes,' diabetes rising among U.S. teens
The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years...
Missing data raise doubts on J&J drug-US FDA staff
U.S. drug reviewers said missing data for Johnson & Johnson's blood thinner Xarelto raised doubts about whether the drug...
Talk to a doctor before stopping Pfizer drug: FDA
U.S. health regulators said patients should not stop taking Pfizer Inc's Zithromax antibiotic without consulting a doctor,...
Study suggests lower risk of death for coffee lovers
In a new study of 400,000 older Americans, those who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die...
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes...
St Jude is latest to launch blood pressure device
St Jude Medical Inc said it won European approval to begin selling a device that lowers blood pressure by creating tiny scars...
FDA says unsure if Novartis MS pill caused deaths
U.S. health regulators said on Monday they could not definitively link Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya with...
French drugmaker on trial over weight-loss pill
French drugmaker Servier and its founder went on trial on Monday accused of misleading patients and authorities about a diabetes...
Athletes' sudden deaths expose big knowledge gaps
When London marathon medical director Sanjay Sharma was called to attend someone who had collapsed with suspected cardiac...
Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study
People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers, a new report suggests. The finding comes...
FDA warns MS patients about risky stent treatment
U.S. drug regulators are warning people with multiple sclerosis to avoid an experimental treatment that props open internal...
Does everyone with chest pain need a stress test?
People who come to the emergency department complaining of chest pain often get a test that isn't helping them very much,...
Long commutes may be bad for health: study
Long commutes to work, particularly more than 10 miles, may be hazardous to health and are associated with increased weight,...
Review finds Chantix may not raise heart risks
A review of past research concludes that people taking Pfizer's smoking-cessation drug Chantix do not have a higher risk...
Researcher believed killed by lab bacteria
A young research associate killed by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease is believed to have contracted the...
Stricken lawmaker who won Obama's seat heads home
Mark Kirk, the Republican who won the Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated when he became president, is leaving a medical...
Probe into Norwegian swimmer's death to take 8 weeks
The results of a second set of tests to determine what caused the death of champion 26-year-old Norwegian swimmer Alexander...
Even at higher genetic heart risk, lifestyle helps
It's no secret that healthy habits do your heart good. But a new study helps confirm that lifestyle also matters for people...
Vitamins E, C no help against vision disorder
Taking vitamins E and C may do nothing to protect aging eyes from macular degeneration -- the leading cause of vision loss...
Stricken Texas "bucket list" baby dies, father says
A Texas baby born with an incurable disease whose parents created an online "bucket list" for their daughter that became...
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