Millions of Americans have been using the highly prescribed drug Avandia, to control their diabetes. Avandia, which is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is supposed to control the blood sugar levels of diabetes patients suffering from Type II...
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A chocolate treat may be better than green or black tea at keeping high blood pressure in check.
A new study suggests that dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich products may be better at lowering blood pressure than tea.
According to the study, the...
Drug 'Factor VII' that was originally designed to treat patients with rare forms of hemophilia is now also being brought in use to treat wounded soldiers, deployed in Iraq; which some experts believe is giving rise to heart attacks, sometimes even...
Fatal heart attacks may be more likely among people who spend decades living in heavily polluted areas, Swedish researchers report.
Living in heavy polluted area may be the cause of heart attacks. According to Swedish researchers, earlier there was...
Arterial diseases lead to heart attacks and strokes. Atherosclerosis is the main reason that contains cholesterol-laden plaque build up in the arteries. The plaques become widen and make the arteries narrow and impairs blood flow.
Ruptured plaque...
Lipitor, a medicine by Pfizer Inc., is used to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, a new research has found that these types of cholesterol reducing drugs also help patients with sepsis and pneumonia.
It has given a new hope to...
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) curses about twelve million Americans in the US. It is a kind of artery blockage, which causes heart attacks when it occurs in the heart's blood vessels. A new research discovers critical differences between PAD that...
The research team of Canada came to the conclusion that stress coupled with birthdays, augments the risk of heart attack in people prone to them. Birthdays may not be happy occasions for some people.
Dr. Gustavo Saposnik, of the University of Western...
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