Psychology & Psychiatry

PTSD strongly linked with heart disease in female veterans

Female veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were substantially more likely to have ischemic heart disease than those without PTSD in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual ...

Cardiology

Anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk

The anti-cholesterol drug Praluent (alirocumab), made by France's Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, is linked to a 15 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, a study said Saturday.

Diabetes

Smartphones may help detect diabetes

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a 'digital biomarker' that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes—one of the world's top causes of disease and death—potentially providing a low-cost, ...

Diabetes

Liraglutide increases heart rate in T2DM with stable CAD

(HealthDay)—Liraglutide increases heart rate (HR) and reduces heart rate variability (HRV) in overweight patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study ...

Health

Try a cholesterol-lowering diet for heart health

With those New Year's resolutions six weeks behind us, some people may have reverted to less healthy ways of eating. Heart Month is a great time to remind yourself why a healthy diet is important for more than just your waistline.

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