WFUBMC.edu - A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes - thiazolidinediones, which includes rosiglitazone and pioglitazone - may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members.
“We strongly recommend restrictions in the use of thiazolidinediones (the class of [...]

JAMA - In a large clinical trial involving patients who already had identified coronary artery disease, use of B vitamins was not effective for preventing death or cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the August 20, 2008 issue of JAMA, but the study was stopped early. The B vitamin supplements did succeed in [...]

For decades, physicians have been prescribing aspirin for patients experiencing heart attack symptoms or as a preventive measure for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease. A recent study by medical researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center indicates that aspirin may also increase the amount and quality of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or good cholesterol, [...]

Cholesterol, both good and bad, gets plenty of attention when the subject is reducing the risk of heart disease. Yet triglycerides , a form of fat that circulates in the blood, merit similar attention, according to the August 2008 issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter .
Some studies suggest that the increase in heart disease risk [...]

A new study shows how endurance exercise seems to make it younger. According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited [...]

September is Women’s Health Awareness & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas offers the following health tips for women regarding gynecological cancer, breast and ovarian cancer, heart health, and stroke risk.
Cervical cancer awareness tips
from Dr. Tri Dinh, gynecologic oncologist, The Methodist Hospital, Houston
• Cervical cancer is one of the most common [...]