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Heart and Mind Are Intertwined

Poets know it: The heart and mind are intertwined. Now scientists are catching on. Poets know it: The heart and […]

Food Cravings: Taking Control of Your Eating

Food cravings come in many guises: chocolate, carbs, salty snacks. Whatever your craving, understanding why certain foods have such a […]

Painkillers Cut Aspirin’s Heart Benefit

If you take ibuprofen daily, listen up: You may get less heart attack protection from aspirin. If you take ibuprofen […]

Cholesterol Drug May Ease Leg Pain

The cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor may help put some pep in the step of people with clogged blood vessels in their […]

Heart Attack – Hot Peppers Become Part of Heart Research

Penn State researchers think that the same type of nerve receptors that register the burning sensation from hot peppers may […]

Heart Transplant – Everolimus Reduces Side Effects

Treatment everolimus is significantly more effective in reducing the severity and incidence of serious complications in heart transplant patients than […]

High Blood Pressure – Not Much Exercise Is Needed to Decrease Risk

Only 60-90 minutes of exercise a week can significantly lower blood pressure, according to a group of Japanese researchers. Spread […]

Bad Cholesterol May Get Higher on Guggulipid

Guggulipid doesn’t lower cholesterol, despite the hype. In fact, it might make your bad cholesterol levels worse. Guggulipid doesn’t lower […]

Dark chocolate may lower blood pressure

A small German study suggests that eating dark chocolate can lower your blood pressure – a delicious instance in which […]

Congestive Heart Failure – Oxygen Uptake Associated to Poor Prognosis

Prolonged oxygen uptake, known as VO2, during moderate exercise has been associated with poor prognosis in congestive heart failure patients. […]