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According to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and Fox News and the AP and so on and so on, Crestor is the best thing to happen to mankind since, well, hmm let’s see….oh yeah, I got it, it’s the best thing to happen since Lipitor!!!

Individuals who receive implantable cardiac defibrillators after a sudden heart event appear more likely to die within five years if they experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of the severity of their disease, according to a ne

Scientists have long been on the search for a new fat-burning medication and it looks like they have found a new candidate that could help keep extra weight off, even on a high-fat diet. The new medication, which is in development, mimics a health-boostin

Heart disease is a perennial number one in the list of top killer diseases. The beauty of heart disease is that it can be prevented or, in some instances, slowed or reversed. Some factors that heighten your risk for heart disease - age, gender and family

Study suggests that eating grapes helps fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet and could calm other factors that are related to heart disease

You may never have heard of bisphenol A, also known as BPA, but odds are you're carrying it around in your body right now. Researchers tested more than 2000 people between the ages of six and 85. And 93 percent of them tested positive for BPA, according

More research outcomes put the Mediterranean diet in an enviable position if you take the British Medical Health Journal seriously...

Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, found that coronary heart disease symptoms presented in the context of a stressful life event were i

A physical exam and patient history may still be one of the most accurate and cost-effective ways of assessing patients with congestive heart failure, even though doctors have come to rely on high-tech...full story...http://www.SimplyEyeglasses.com .

Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery and overall health, according to a scientific advisory issued Monday by the American Heart Association and co-authored by