More Heart Injuries & Infections News

• Drug Lessens Heart Attack Injury

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A type of drug called human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) ...

• Coronary Disease Might Toughen Up Heart

  Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery disease may actually precondition the heart and make ...

• Death Rate High in Drug-Coated Stent Trial

  July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly a third of patients who had drug-coated stents implanted ...

• Obesity Cuts Risk of Dying After Heart Attack

  June 21 (HealthDay News) -- In what doctors admit is a paradox, new European research ...

• Pre-Diabetic Changes Double Heart Disease Risk

  June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Even the very earliest signs of diabetes can increase the ...

• Diabetes Drug Avandia Boosts Heart Attack, Death Risk: Study

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Avandia, a pill widely prescribed by doctors to treat type ...

• Anxiety Ups Death Risk in Heart Failure Patients

  May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Anxiety poses a real threat to the heart, a new ...

• New Cholesterol Check Gauges Kids' Heart Risk

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Whether America's fast-food-and-video-game culture, or some other confluence of factors ...

• HIV Drugs May Raise Heart Attack Risk

  April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that many HIV-infected patients use to keep AIDS at ...

• Cut Your Salt Use and Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease

  April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the amount of salt in your diet can ...

• First Dental Patient Hepatitis B Infection Logged

  April 12 (iVillage Total Health) -- The first known case of hepatitis B virus transmission ...

• Restless Legs Syndrome Boosts Heart Risks

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Restless legs syndrome may be associated with an increased risk ...

• Patient Questionnaire Can Gauge Heart Failure Risk

  April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A 23-item questionnaire may help doctors identify heart failure patients ...

• Ibuprofen May Boost Aspirin Users' Heart Risk

  April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Ibuprofen, the popular over-the-counter painkiller found in Advil and Motrin, ...

• Hormone Therapy Doesn't Boost Heart Attack Risk in Younger Women: Study

  April 4 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be no risk of heart disease for ...

• Diabetes, Hypertension Explain Blacks' Higher Risk for Heart Failure

  March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Higher rates of diabetes and hypertension could be driving the ...

• Depression Linked to Risk of Heart Failure Death

  March 15 (iVillage Total Health) -- People who are battling depression and heart failure may ...

• EKG Predicts Heart Risk in Postmenopausal Women

  March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Even minor abnormalities in electrocardiogram readings can predict if a ...

• Rising Blood Sugar Means Rising Heart Risk

  March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Even "high normal" fasting glucose levels increase the risk of ...