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by hernews
Posted: Wed., August 13, 2008, 02:35 pm
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- There are some advantages to artery-opening angioplasty over drug treatment for people with heart disease, but those advantages disappear within three years, according to the latest report on a pivotal study on the subject.
Angioplasty does offer a higher quality of life for months to a couple of years, said study leader Dr. William S. Weintraub, chief of cardiology at the Christiana Health Care System in Delaware.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., July 4, 2008, 12:20 pm
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The next time you're offered a choice between Earl Grey and green tea, you might want to go green.
A new study shows that the beverage, which is more popular in Eastern cultures, can protect heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed, and therefore better able to withstand the ups and downs of constant changes in blood pressure.
Read full story
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Thu., April 10, 2008, 02:56 pm
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By Theresa Waldron
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- New research indicates that the fatty plaques that harden arteries may also harm vital organs.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Mon., March 31, 2008, 01:59 pm
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug Actos is better than another diabetes drug, Amaryl, at slowing clogging of the arteries in patients with both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Thu., March 13, 2008, 05:54 pm
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By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- A polymer stent that is quietly absorbed by the body after it has done its job of keeping a coronary artery open has worked well in an international trial, researchers report.
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by mhills
Posted: Fri., February 8, 2008, 03:33 pm
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Watch this video to learn about how different the risk factors and symptoms of heart disease are in women than men.
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by Michelle
Posted: Mon., January 28, 2008, 09:48 am
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Remember learning about the birds and the bees, and how boys and girls are different?
Of course, those talks usually centered around the more obvious anatomical differences between the sexes, which of course then led to several giggle-filled discussions on the playground with my friends.
But really, the difference between boys and girls and men and women goes way beyond basic genitalia. In general, women tend to be smaller—not only in stature, but on the inside as well.
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