DEAD THAI SOLDIER'S MISSING ORGANS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

When he suddenly died in October the army gave cardiac arrest as the cause of death... READ MORE›

7 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS

Not only can we prevent heart attack and stroke, we may also be able to prevent cognitive impairment, vascular neurologist Philip Gorelick said in a statement... READ MORE›

TUNISIA HEALTH MINISTER SLIM CHAKER DIES AFTER CHARITY RUN

Mr Chaker was appointed health minister last month in a major cabinet reshuffle... READ MORE›

MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY? SKIPPING BREAKFAST MAY BE LINKED TO POOR HEART HEALTH

While almost 57 percent of those eating a high-energy breakfast had sub-clinical atherosclerosis, the figure was almost 75 percent among those who skipped the meal... READ MORE›

HOUSE-CLEANING, WALKING TO WORK, STAVES OFF DEATH

The World Health Organization recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week... READ MORE›

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CALLS FOR IBUPROFEN SALE RESTRICTIONS AFTER STUDY FINDS CARDIAC ARREST RISK

Gislason urged people with heart problems to avoid ibuprofen and other NSAIDs... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR MIRGAYAS SHIRINSKIY IS SEVENTH RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT TO DIE SINCE NOVEMBER

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Russia, as it is in most places... READ MORE›

'MY FRAIL MUM WAS FORCED TO WAIT ON THE FLOOR FOR EIGHT HOURS'

The NHS staff there were working flat out to deal with the patients around them... READ MORE›

TSIMANE OF THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON HAVE WORLD'S HEALTHIEST HEARTS, SAYS STUDY

In the Tsimane population, heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose were also low... READ MORE›

MODERATE DRINKING CAN LOWER RISK OF HEART ATTACK, SAYS STUDY

Drinking in moderation helps protect heart, with study finding it lowers risk of many conditions compared with not drinking... READ MORE›

SHOULD LINK BETWEEN DEMENTIA AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT?

But the first reason to pause is that the study found no such risk in people who drank standard sugary lemonades and colas... READ MORE›

LENGTHY WAITS TO SEE GPS MAY POSE SERIOUS RISK TO PATIENTS, SAYS TOP DOCTOR

People with non-urgent conditions may be neglected amid long waiting times, leading to acute problems, warns head of GPs' body... READ MORE›

MEDITERRANEAN DIET 'AS EFFECTIVE AS STATINS' IN REDUCING HEART ATTACK RISK

Leading doctors call on medical bodies such as Nice to do more to promote healthy lifestyles rather than relying on cardiovascular drugs... READ MORE›

?6M STATIN TRIAL RAISES HOPE DRUG CAN BE USED TO TREAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Most of those diagnosed have relapsing MS and about 65 percent of these cases develop secondary progressive MS, usually within 15 years... READ MORE›

PROF BRUCE KEOGH: WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A CRUCIAL PART IN NHS FUTURE

They had typical ailments of old age congestive heart failure, diabetes, serious breathing problems and urinary tract infections... READ MORE›

LOW-SODIUM DIETS NOT ALWAYS WORTH THEIR SALT, CANADIAN STUDY FINDS

The study is very important for those who have high blood pressure, Mente said... READ MORE›

TEST CHOLESTEROL OF ONE-YEAR-OLDS TO PREVENT EARLY HEART ATTACKS, STUDY SUGGESTS

Screening study in England of 10,000 young children found one person at risk of early heart attack for every 125 tested... READ MORE›

RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN, DEATH OF A PET AND STRESS CAN TRIGGER 'BROKEN-HEART SYNDROME'

WATCH DR MICHAEL WARD EXPLAIN BROKEN-HEART SYNDROME Ward said younger women aren't as affected or susceptible to the illness as premenopausal women... READ MORE›

MERCY PLEA GAINS TRACTION IN ELDERLY WOMAN'S HK$1 OFFENSE

Chu, who collects and recycles cardboard boxes to earn a meager living, reportedly implored the officers to reconsider but without success... READ MORE›

NEARLY ALL MEN OVER 60 AND WOMEN OVER 75 ELIGIBLE FOR STATINS, ANALYSIS SUGGESTS

Nice's guidance on reducing cholesterol recommends that doctors should offer statins to people with a 10 percent risk of developing cardiovascular disease over 10 years... READ MORE›

VOLUNTEERS SPREAD HEALTHY HABITS AMONG HONG KONG MINORITIES

However, the incidence rate of sudden death among ethnic minority Nepalese is still unknown . Heart disease remains the top global killer, with 17.3 million deaths every year... READ MORE›

HEART ATTACKS KILL THOUSANDS EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF POOR NHS AFTERCARE, STUDY SAYS

Thousands of people a year are dying unnecessarily after a heart attack because NHS follow-up care is so poor, a study says... READ MORE›

'DRUGS PROBABLY COST ME 10 WORLD TITLES AND A?32,000'

Jimmy White admits to former crack cocaine addiction 'Drugs probably cost me 10 world titles and A?32,000'... READ MORE›

'SIMPLE' TREATMENTS TO PREVENT HEART ATTACKS, STROKES IN NEW MCMASTER STUDY

Clinical studies of patients given preventative blood-pressure medications and cholesterol-lowering drugs could simplify treatments, researchers from McMaster and Hamilton Health Sciences say... READ MORE›

Women are, however, more likely to have a silent heart attack which manifests itself without pain... READ MORE›

TRUMP TAKES HAIR-GROWTH DRUG, LONGTIME DOCTOR SAYS

Dr. Harold Bornstein granted the interview after The New York Times asked him to discuss his past and possible future role in President Trump's care... READ MORE›

CORONER CRITICISES CARE OF WOMAN WHO DIED AFTER KIDNEY STONE OPERATION

Carmel Bloom, 54, from Ilford, Essex, died on 8 September 2002, after surgery at the private Roding hospital in Ilford, where she worked as a health controller... READ MORE›

CHINESE COMMUNITY 'MORE LIKELY' TO SMOKE, HAVE DIABETES, DEVELOP HEART DISEASE

Researchers from the Sax Institute have found Chinese Australians are more vulnerable to cardiovascular disease owing to three key factors... READ MORE›

NHS HEALTH CHECK FOR OVER-40S HAS MARGINAL BENEFITS, SAYS STUDY

However, these findings suggest the NHS health check scheme offers very modest benefits, she said... READ MORE›

TRUMP, HILLARY TAKE TURNS TRYING TO CONVINCE VOTERS THEY'RE HEALTHY

SEE ALSO Credit Zdenek Gazda A frail-looking Hillary Clinton collapsed during the..... READ MORE›

CHOLESTEROL-SLASHING DRUG LOWERS HEART-ATTACK RISK, STUDY FINDS

About 10 percent of patients taking the drug had a heart attack or stroke, or died of heart disease during the trial... READ MORE›

ARE YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS PUTTING YOU AT RISK?

Consuming the wrong type of foods and a lack of exercise often contribute to high cholesterol levels... READ MORE›

DAUGHTER STILL HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT MOTHER'S DEATH DESPITE INQUEST

Heather Brenan's daughter Dana Brenan is not convinced an inquest into her mother's death will improve the health care at Winnipeg's Seven Oaks General Hospital SOGH ... READ MORE›

STUDIES BOOST HOPES FOR NEW CLASS OF CHOLESTEROL MEDICINES

New research boosts hope that a highly anticipated, experimental class of cholesterol drugs can greatly lower the risk for heart attacks, death and other h... READ MORE›

U.S. STUDY FINDS 45% OF HEART ATTACKS ARE SILENT TYPE

Previous studies on the prevalence of silent heart attacks have had varying results ranging from about 20 percent to 60 percent of all heart attacks... READ MORE›