Topic: United States
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African Americans are known to have a higher rate of heart disease and stroke than whites, and a new study suggests that those excess risks emerge at a relatively young age. Using data from a government health ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Final data from the so-called SCOUT ...
Hypertension has been known as, "The silent killer," because it has no recognizable signs in the early stages that can direct our attention to the danger. The physician's office takes blood pressure measurements so often because of this very reason, and also ...
Heart disease is the number one killer in the US, and results from decades of dietary and lifestyle abuse leading to damage of the delicate arteries that supply blood to the heart. The condition is called coronary artery disease (CAD) and is ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Final data from the so-called SCOUT ...
Medical journal editors question sale of diet pill; study shows it raises heart risks in someEditors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises ...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis's recently launched heart rhythm drug Multaq should be considered as a treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation, a common arrhythmia, according to new medical guidelines. Multaq, or dronedarone, was designed as a improvement on the older drug ...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Health) - It was a cold, drizzly March morning this year when Ed Sproull's heart stopped beating. At 58, he had arrived at work feeling fit and healthy. As he stepped into the elevator at De Lage Landen Financial Services ...
Chagas disease is a prevalent disorder happening in America. It is an infection produced by protozoan parasite. It causes inflammation of the skin tissues known as Chagomas. Such swelling can be produced in intestinal and heart muscles. The cause of this disease ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large percentages of Mexican adults have risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- suggesting, researchers say, that without intervention, the nation's rate of cardiovascular disease will continue the climb it began several decades ago. In a ...
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