A Drink or Two OK for Angioplasty Patients
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A drink or two won&#39;t kill you, where heart disease is concerned. In fact, it might save your life. A new study has found that moderate drinking after surgery to open blocked
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Patients given the blood-clot preventer Plavix after a heart attack or after receiving a stent have a far higher risk of heart attack or death in the three months after they stop taking the drug, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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In moderation, it helps keep tissue slick and clear, study finds    HealthDayNews -- Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.    A heart attack results in reduced blood flow to a number of areas of the body...
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Drinking tap or bottled water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing up, scientists have said.
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By Stacy Shelton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 15--Clare Hindman's family thought she'd had a stroke. When she  spoke at a community meeting in a church, a friend thought she'd been  drinking.
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Sick Willy is on the road to recovery. Former US president Bill Clinton, 58, who was told last week that several of his coronary arteries were more than 90 per cent blocked, has had a successful quadruple bypass operation.
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Sept. 23, 2004 -- Forget the apple; drinking a glass of red wine a day may help keep the urologist away. A new study shows men who drink four or more glasses of red wine per week have a nearly 50% lower risk of prostate cancer than non-drinkers.
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Some cardiologists suggest drug-coated stents carry a higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots than older, bare-metal stents.
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Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery
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Drug-coated stents are safe to implant in cardiac blood vessels immediately after a heart attack, according to two studies in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
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People who like to start the day with coffee and a cigarette may be doing particular damage to their arteries, new research suggests.
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Older women who drink two or  more alcoholic beverages a day may have an elevated risk of  endometrial cancer, a new study suggests.
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Men who drink three or more alcoholic drinks a day are more likely to have a stroke than non-drinkers, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - There is no difference in  survival between black and white patients with heart disease  who undergo angioplasty, a procedure to open blocked heart  blood vessels, new research shows.
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After a heart attack, treatment with angioplasty or bypass surgery during the initial hospital stay appears to improve survival compared with a more delayed, conservative approach, new research shows.
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It's official. A glass of wine a day keeps heart risk at bay -- at least for women.
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If you enjoy good food and don&#39;t like the idea of taking pills to reduce the risks of heart attack or stroke, it could be time to try the Polymeal.