Health News Archives

Recent Circulatory System Articles

Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Large study found younger women taking it for a longer time did have higher risk

Health Tip: Meeting Criteria for Blood Donation
They include your health history

Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease
Retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication, but Atacand may help

Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Procrit, Aranesp already bear warning labels due to cancer concerns, experts note

Statins Can Hinder Muscle Repair
Small number of patients taking them will experience damage, experts say

Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Those greater than 13 millimeters in width twice as likely to burst, study finds

Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery
Intensive medical treatment can prevent stroke, study says

Surgery Unneeded in Most Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Cases
Study says drug therapy better option for 95% of patients, since stroke risk is low

Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Death rate lower than for bare-metal devices, study shows

Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Study finds it could add $10,000 to treatment 'without significant gain' in quality of life