ED may indicate future heart trouble

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a powerful, independent predictor of serious heart disease, according to a pair of recent studies.

“What is new is that ED remained a significant factor...

Regular mammograms still useful after age 80

Regular mammograms significantly reduce the risk of a late-stage breast cancer diagnosis in women 80 years of age and older, but most are not being screened. Study results show that only about one...

Pain meds encourage migraine

Migraine patients who take opioids or barbiturates to control their pain may be making their condition worse, a new study suggests. Patients who used them just six to eight days a month were twice...

Thyrotropin linked to fatal CHD risks in women

Women’s risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) rises with levels of thyrotropin, a hormone that stimulates thyroid function— even when those levels are within the normal range, a recent study...

B vitamins fail to cut CV risk

Evidence continues to mount showing that additional folic acid and B vitamin have no effect on the probability of cardiovascular (CV) events, even among high-risk women.

Researchers...