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Sex drive vs. golf drive: Player sues PGA over testosterone

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:17 GMT

Should a man have to choose between his golf drive and his sex drive?

Heart scares put lives on new course

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:09:21 GMT

Matt Nader felt as if he had swallowed a grenade.

10 surprising facts about cholesterol

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:49:41 GMT

Like most people, you probably think of cholesterol -- if you think of it at all -- and picture fatty foods and heart trouble.

Study: Heart attack patients receive radiation equivalent of 725 chest X-rays

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:58:10 GMT

Heart attack patients are exposed to a radiation dose equal to about 725 chest X-rays over the course of their hospital stay, according to research presented Monday at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Study: Some acid suppressants may raise risk of death after angioplasty

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:51:21 GMT

Heart patients who take certain stomach-acid-suppressing drugs to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding may be at increased risk of dying after a cardiac procedure, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Orlando, Florida.

Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressed

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:51:09 GMT

People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the "sunshine vitamin," according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando. This link seems to be even stronger in the winter.

Trial drug may help smokers kick butts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:23:22 GMT

When Katherine Frazier was a teenager in Silver Spring, Maryland, back in the '60s, smoking was the "in" thing to do. She thought it was glamorous. She thought it was cool. Her friends smoked, her parents smoked, and at the time, no one knew that smoking tobacco could kill you.

Heart failure may worsen with statins, study says

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:13:03 GMT

It's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.

Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh the benefits

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:46 GMT

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

Lab-created skin helps wounds heal

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:26:38 GMT

Adell Tomas, who lives outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, admits she has a weight problem: Ten years ago, she tipped the scales at more than 300 pounds. Because of her obesity, she developed high blood pressure, arthritis and type 2 diabetes. She says she just didn't take care of herself.