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American Heart Association no longer recommends aspirin to prevent heart attacks

Mar 18, 2019

The American Heart Association no longer recommends daily low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks in healthy patients over the age of 70, according to new guidelines published Sunday. Johns Hopkins cardiol...

Cholesterol-lowering statins show benefits for those over 75

West Side Story

Feb 2, 2019

Health, Science

Thousands of lives would be saved if more people over the age of 75 took cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, a large new review of studies suggests, according to the BBC. "There has been a longstanding contro...

Caffeine may help repair cardiovascular cells following a heart attack

West Side Story

Jun 25, 2018

Health, Science

A study published this week, in the journal PLOS Biology, suggests that drinking coffee can help protect heart cells, according to Newsweek. The researchers found that caffeine helps a regulator protein bind to...

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg announces 3 billion dollar plan to “cure all diseases” in coming decades

West Side Story

Sep 22, 2016

Business, Health, Science

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, have announced a plan to invest 3 billion dollars over the next decade to “cure all diseases” within the lifetime of today’s children. At...

Short height people more prone to heart diseases, says research

Cody Gash

Apr 9, 2015

Health

According to a recent research conducted under Professor Nilesh Samani of the University of Leicester, shorter people are at a higher risk of suffering from coronary heart sickness. The researchers explained th...

Novartis is satisfied with LCZ696 heart disease drug

Charles Omedo

Sep 1, 2014

Health

Novartis, a Swiss drug manufacturing company, has expressed satisfaction with its LCZ696 chronic heart disease treatment drug. This drug has shown dramatic effectiveness in treating heart disease patients that ...

Even just a little alcohol is bad for your heart

Platonium

Jul 12, 2014

Health

A new study opposes the belief that a little bit of alcohol can be good for your heart. The study takes into account over 50 previously performed studies that looked at both the drinking habits and heart condit...

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