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Taking pain medicine can make heart disease worse
Medicine - Health

Taking pain medicine can make heart disease worse

Common pain medications can increase the risk of a heart attack in people over 60 with a weak heart, according to a new study. That risk is even higher for people who ha…

December 14, 2018
Skin palpitations also predict heart disease
Medicine - Health

Skin palpitations also predict heart disease

No blood loss, no need to poke needles ... now one can know the thickness of the carotid artery wall to predict the risk of arteriosclerosis leading to heart disease. Th…

December 14, 2018
WHO calls for improved air quality
Cancer

WHO calls for improved air quality

World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday warned that air quality in many countries around the world has reached a level of harm to human health.

December 14, 2018
New ultrasound device to detect heart disease
New technology

New ultrasound device to detect heart disease

Researchers from the University of North Carolina have developed dual-band ultrasound devices that can help detect dangerous artery plaques that cause heart failure.

December 11, 2018
Digital casts
New technology

Digital casts

British scientists have developed a special cast to monitor heart health.

December 11, 2018
Robots help treat heart disease
New technology

Robots help treat heart disease

US scientists have designed a robotic worm that can crawl across the surface of the heart to heal. Name is HeartLander, this tiny robot is only a few inches long, can cr…

December 11, 2018