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Until recently, most of the news about stem cells focused on those derived from human embryos. These so-called "undifferentiated" cells have been heralded for their potential to treat or even cure-diseases ranging from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's...
For the first time, high blood pressure that is uncontrolled is more common in women than in men—yet women are less...
Getting your blood pressure checked is a routine part of most physical exams. But how the measurement is taken and the treatment...
The tightest control of the major risk factors for heart disease seems to provide the greatest protection against cardiovascular trouble, a new...
When James, a 62-year-old accountant, first came to see me, he was suffering from troubling heart palpitations and unpleasant side effects from...
Mandy, a 49-year-old cosmetics salesperson, had been experiencing a strange fluttering sensation in her chest once or twice a day for two...
Despite its scary name, heart failure doesn't mean that the heart has failed completely—it means that the heart'...
A diagnosis of heart disease is much more than a medical problem. It also requires sufferers to cope with changes in their...
Chances are you've never heard of electrophysiology, but it's a medical subspecialty you should know about if you...
Heart attack patients given the blood thinner Plavix, plus a proton pump inbibitor (PPI), a class of drug used to treat acid...
You're awake (again) in the middle of the night, worrying about finances, when suddenly you feel a stab of pain...
When Tim Russert, the NBC correspondent and moderator of Meet the Press, died suddenly at the network's Washington, DC, bureau,...