SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely ...
Study finds even brief exposure to secondhand smoke is hazardous Smoking bans are effective at reducing the risk of heart attacks and heart ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly by gender, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They analyzed data from five major studies of more than 80,000 people, 30 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extreme temperatures and heavy air pollution boost heart attack risk, according to a major new study. And on days when the air is extra dirty and the temperature is unusually hot or cold, the effects are likely ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to findings from an earlier study, new research suggests that coffee lovers do not face an increased risk of heart failure. Researchers found that among more than 37,000 middle-aged and older Swedish men, those who regularly ...
Prosecutors in California are charging a suspected arsonist with the murder of five people who died of heart attacks during a wildfire — a potential capital offense in a region held hostage by fires. Six men died of a heart attack during ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for men who farm U.S. fields. Regular exposure to pesticides used commonly on the farm does not appear to increase the risk of heart attack. As part of the Agricultural Health Study, between 1993 and ...
Smoking bans in offices, restaurants, airports and other public places reduce the risk of heart attacks and heart disease, a federally-commissioned panel of US experts found Thursday. Exposure to secondhand smoke increase the risk of heart problems for both smokers and non-smokers, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indoor smoking bans lower the risk of heart attack, even among nonsmokers, by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, a panel of U.S. health experts confirmed in a report on Thursday. The report, produced by the Institute of Medicine for ...
A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. "If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away from secondhand smoke. ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking B vitamins is unlikely to prevent heart attack and stroke in people who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease, a new research review suggests. The findings, based on eight clinical trials of more ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - High-risk patients who took a combination of three older heart drugs -- a generic statin, a generic blood pressure pill and a low-dose aspirin -- cut their risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 80 ...
