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Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease
July 19, 2013 — Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorus levels may be at a 22 percent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new ... > full story -
Moving More May Lower Stroke Risk
July 18, 2013 — Here's yet another reason to get off the couch: new research findings suggest that regularly breaking a sweat may lower the risk of having a ... > full story -
Exercise Can Reduce Stroke Risk
July 18, 2013 — A new study is one of the first to study the relationship of exercise and stroke in a large biracial cohort of men and women in the ... > full story -
Study First to Identify Heart Attack-Causing Plaque in Living Patients
July 17, 2013 — Scientists may be closer to predicting who is at risk for a heart attack, according to a recently published study. Researchers used new imaging technology on patients being treated for heart ... > full story -
High Blood Pressure Patients: Non-Adherence to Medication Greatly Increases Risk of Fatal and Non-Fatal Strokes
July 16, 2013 — People with high blood pressure, who don’t take their anti-hypertensive drug treatments when they should, have a greatly increased risk of suffering a stroke and dying from it compared to those ... > full story -
Chinese People May Be at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Caucasians
July 15, 2013 — A new study suggests that Chinese people may be at higher risk for stroke than ... > full story -
Stroke Recovery Theories Challenged by New Studies Looking at Brain Lesions, Bionic Arms
July 10, 2013 — Stroke is the country's leading cause of disability, leaving millions with residual arm and leg weakness. However, efforts have usually focused on stroke prevention and acute care. Now, two new ... > full story -
Don't Worry, Be Healthy: Cheerful People Significantly Less Likely to Suffer a Coronary Event
July 9, 2013 — People with cheerful temperaments are significantly less likely to suffer a coronary event such as a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, new Johns Hopkins research ... > full story -
Two Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease in Diabetics
July 8, 2013 — Two drugs, telmisartan and valsartan, which are used to reduce blood pressure in people with diabetes, are associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for heart attack, stroke or heart failure, ... > full story -
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Biomarker Predicts Heart Attack Risk Based on Response to Aspirin Therapy
July 4, 2013 — Aspirin has been widely used for more than 50 years as a common, inexpensive blood thinner for patients with heart disease and stroke, but doctors have little understanding of how it works and why ... > full story
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