Men losing their hair could be more apt to suffer heart problems compared to men who maintain all their hair, said researchers from Japan. In a recent study, over 37,000 individuals were examined and the results indicated that males who are balding have a 32% higher likelihood of suffering from coronary heart disease than men do with all their hair. However, the scientists were quick to point out that the risks involved with baldness are much lower than those involved with obesity and smoking are. Losing... 

B vitamin Niacin, long used as one of the mainstays in treating the heart, proved to have no benefit in a new large study whose results were recently published. The results of the study showed that the vitamin could also do harm to the heart. For a long time medical healthcare providers have used Niacin to help decrease the amount of LDL “bad” cholesterol, while increasing the HDL “good” cholesterol in their patients. In the recent study just completed, 25,000 participants were used. Those... 

Just one week of lack of sleep could shut off hundreds of different genes and increase the risk of a number of different illnesses including heart disease and obesity, claimed scientists. A new study says that getting less than six hours of sleep each night deactivates the genes, which are key in the constant process in the body of replenishment and self-repair. Bodies need genes to produce a continual supply of different proteins that are used to repair or replace damaged tissue. However, after... 

A rich in olive oil and nuts Mediterranean diet lowered the risk of developing cardiovascular events amongst individuals who were already at an increased risk for those same events, said researchers. The study was performed in Spain and was randomized. The study included people already at high risk that ate a Mediterranean diet that had an additional supplement of either olive oil or nuts. Those eating either one of those two diets compared to the control group diet, which was low fat, saw their... 

Adults, who are older and eat diets that have a high level of antioxidants, might not have less of a risk of developing dementia or having a stroke, says a new study. Researchers said that people who drank or ate lots of oranges, coffee, tea or red wine were just as apt to develop neurological problems during the next 14 years, as were those who did not eat foods rich in anti-oxidants. Literature has been mixed on dementia and antioxidants said one of the lead authors in the new study. Although some... 

Minority women are 66% less apt to be aware of symptoms and risks of heart disease than women who are white. In addition, even when minority women are aware, they are less apt to seek treatment or do something that would help reduce their risk, says a new study recently published. Minority women on average have a larger number of health risks that are cardiovascular related than any other group of women. Over 80% of women who are African American and more than 70% who are Hispanic are obese or overweight,... 

A new study indicates that men who take calcium supplements might have an increased risk of 20% of dying from a cardiovascular disease. Men and women both take calcium to prevent bone loss. The study showed that the risk of dying was higher for males than females from heart disease. Evidence is increasing that indicates too much ingestion of supplemental calcium could increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The new study was published online on February 4. Researchers attempted to... 

A new study has shown that vegetarians have a 32% less change of being admitted to a hospital or dying from some form of heart disease compared to people who are meat or fish eaters. The new study performed in Britain found that the risk difference is most likely caused by the effects on the level of cholesterol along with blood pressure, and underscores how important the role of an individual’s diet is in preventing heart disease. There were close to 45,000 people included in the study from Scotland... 

A new Australian study recently completed found that men suffering from erectile dysfunction were at more of a risk of being admitted to a medical center for a heart related conditions even if they had never had any prior history of heart problems. Those same males also were at a higher risk of prematurely dying from any cause. This research is the first time that a link has been shown directly between the severity of a male’s erection problems and the risk of having to be treated for heart problems... 

Eliquis, the anti-clotting drug by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer was approved on Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approval had been long anticipated by many cardiologists and is considered the next blockbuster for Bristol-Myers, which will be in charge of manufacturing the new drug, while Pfizer will market the new drug. The drug was approved by the U.S. regulatory agency for use in lowering the risk of stroke and blood clots in those who have arterial fibrillation, an arrhythmia...