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Brushing your teeth could be good for your heart

Dec 07, 2019 , Reuters

(Reuters Health) - People who brush their teeth three times a day are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation or heart failure than those with less consistent oral hygiene habits, a Korean study suggests....

Study Casts Doubt on Use of Common Heart Failure Drugs

Dec 07, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: Study Casts Doubt on Use of Common Heart Failure DrugsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00...

AHA News: NFL Coaches' Drive for Success Can Be Hard on Their Hearts

Dec 07, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: AHA News: NFL Coaches' Drive for Success Can Be Hard on Their HeartsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00...

Weight-Loss Surgery a Boon for the Heart

Dec 07, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: Weight-Loss Surgery a Boon for the HeartCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00...

Health Tip: Heart-Smart Approaches to Relationship Stress

Dec 07, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: Health Tip: Heart-Smart Approaches to Relationship StressCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/6/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/6/2019 12:00:00...

Brief visit to severely polluted city can up biomarkers of heart disease

Dec 07, 2019 , Reuters

(Reuters Health) - Air pollution has often been linked with increased heart disease risk, but a "natural experiment" involving travelers to a city much more polluted than their own offers clues to how it may harm blood vessels over time, researchers say....

AHA News: He Got a New Heart, Then Cancer, Then Another Heart

Dec 06, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: AHA News: He Got a New Heart, Then Cancer, Then Another HeartCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2019 12:00:00...

Weight-Loss Surgery a Boon for the Heart

Dec 06, 2019 , WebMD

The research included 38 obese patients who had weight-loss surgery and 19 obese patients who were on the waiting list for weight-loss...

Especially in the Young, Cholesterol Is No Friend to the Heart

Dec 05, 2019 , WebMD

The new global study involved data on more than 400,000 people from 38 different trials. Their health was tracked for an average of more than 13 years, but some were followed for up to 43...

VivaLNK scores CE mark for its multi-vital medical wearable sensor, SDK

Dec 05, 2019 laura.lovett@himssmedia.com (Laura Lovett), Mobile Health News

The technology lets researchers and clinicians continuously stream a patient’s ECG rhythm, respiratory rate, heart rate, RR interval and three axis...

Reduce cholesterol earlier in life to prevent heart problems later, study says

Dec 05, 2019 , CNN Health

To prevent heart problems later in life, people 45 and younger with higher levels of bad cholesterol might want to change their eating and exercise habits, or even talk to their doctor about medications such as statins, a new study says....

Especially in the Young, Cholesterol Is No Friend to the Heart

Dec 05, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: Especially in the Young, Cholesterol Is No Friend to the HeartCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/4/2019 12:00:00...

AHA News: Could Mammograms Screen for Heart Disease?

Dec 04, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: AHA News: Could Mammograms Screen for Heart Disease?Category: Health NewsCreated: 12/2/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/3/2019 12:00:00...

Doctors 'reanimate' heart for first-of-its-kind transplant in US

Dec 04, 2019 , CNN Health

Doctors at Duke University Medical Center performed the first donation after circulatory death heart transplant on an adult in the United States on December 1....

Heart Attack at 44 Helped Her Realize Diabetes' Dangers

Dec 03, 2019 , MedicineNet

Title: Heart Attack at 44 Helped Her Realize Diabetes' DangersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/2/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/2/2019 12:00:00...

Drugmakers Betting Big On Gene Therapy By Investing Combined $2B Into Manufacturing Pricey Treatments

Dec 03, 2019 , Kaiser Health News

And Pfizer and Novartis are leading the pack. The risks involved with drugmakers building their own manufacturing plants are big but so are the potential rewards. In other pharmaceutical news: a high-stakes bet on heart drugs, an invite-only club for biotech CEOs, President Donald Trump's importation plan, and...

In Their Own Words: High School Class Of 2000 Alums Talk About What It Was Like To Be At Heart Of Opioid Epidemic

Dec 03, 2019 , Kaiser Health News

As the class of 2000 headed toward graduation, an opioid epidemic was cropping up and spreading like wildfire. Nearly two decades later, the students who were there at the beginning of the epidemic recount just how much it has affected their lives. In other news on the crisis: safe injections of heroin, how a counterterroism machine helps fight overdoses, the end of the era of pill mills, and more....

Cleaner Teeth, Healthier Heart?

Dec 03, 2019 , WebMD

People who brushed their teeth three or more times a day had a lower risk of afib and a lower risk of heart failure, a new study...

Hidden Dangers Of Dating Apps: Sex Offenders, Including Rapists, Are Using Them. Why Do Companies Allow It?

Dec 03, 2019 , Kaiser Health News

A lack of a uniform policy allows convicted and accused perpetrators to access some dating apps and leaves users vulnerable to sexual assaults, according to an investigation. Public health news is on stem cell heart therapy, flu season, Parkinson's disease, poetry therapy, problems with blood-sugar monitors, warnings about ski helmets, a grateful transplant patient, children prone to violent outbursts, and...