Heart risks of anti-inflammatory drugs vary
Some anti-inflammatory painkillers raise the risk of heart attack or stroke by a third or more in patients already being treated for heart problems, a new review concludes.
View ArticleEdmonton EMTs get jump on heart attacks
Edmonton paramedics will soon be equipped to diagnose and treat heart attack patients before they get to hospital.
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Stem cells from a patient's own heart have been used to restore function after heart attack.
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Physical activity during both work and leisure time appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack, whether a person lives in Canada or Colombia, research suggests.
View ArticleNHS reforms: the consultant cardiac surgeon’s view
Ben Bridgewater, 48, works at University Hospital of South Manchester on a salary c £134,000
View ArticleLabour urges new heart screening guidance after Muamba collapse
NHS should offer heart screening to young adults, especially those who play sport, says shadow health secretary
View ArticleCancer, heart and stroke specialists face NHS axe
Charities and doctors warn that planned reductions in teams of experts will affect fight against killer diseases
View ArticleHRT can cut heart attack risk, study shows
Women who have hormone replacement therapy for 10 years after menopause have less chance of suffering heart failure, Danish research shows
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Smoking bans in workplaces were associated with fewer deaths and hospitalizations due to heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases, a new review finds.
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Letters: We have provided a genetic cascade screening service at Harefield hospital since May 2008 for both adults and children
View ArticleFabrice Muamba was lucky help was at hand. It’s the exception not the norm
In reality little has changed in the two years since the Bolton midfielder nearly died. Elite athletes get more protection, but everybody needs it
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