For years, many women have faced a confusing message about menopause hormone therapy. It can be extremely effective for hot flashes and night sweats, yet older research created fears that the same treatment might harm the heart. A new U.S. study offers a more detailed picture. Researchers found that women with menopause symptoms who started […]

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A person being treated for heart disease may also have a hidden problem in the kidneys. New European guidelines say doctors should look for that connection much earlier, because damage to the heart and kidneys can feed into each other and increase the risk of serious illness. The European Society of Cardiology developed the new […]

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Fatty liver disease is extremely common, and many people have it without knowing. For years, it was often treated as a problem mainly involving the liver, especially when patients had no obvious symptoms. A new scientific review argues that this view may be too narrow. Researchers led by the University of Manchester and Northern Care […]

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Air pollution is often discussed as a long-term health threat, but new research suggests the body may begin responding after only a few hours. Scientists at the University of Louisville found that about three hours of exposure to polluted air was linked to a small but measurable change in the way the nervous system controls […]

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A reliever inhaler can feel indispensable during an asthma or COPD flare because it can open narrowed airways within minutes. Yet needing that quick relief again and again may signal a bigger health problem. New research involving more than 280,000 patients found that frequent use of short-acting inhalers was associated with greater risks of heart […]

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A vaccine given to older adults to prevent shingles may have an unexpected connection with heart health. Researchers at the University of Oxford found that people who received the newer Shingrix vaccine had fewer cardiovascular problems than similar people who received an older shingles vaccine. The finding matters because heart and blood vessel diseases remain […]

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For men considering testosterone treatment, reaching the highest possible hormone level may not be the safest goal. A new scientific review suggests that atrial fibrillation risk may increase when testosterone is either too low or too high. The review was published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society by researchers including Rajat S. Barua of […]

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Many people begin taking statins in middle age to lower cholesterol and protect themselves from heart disease. But doctors have had an important unanswered question: does starting a statin still help someone who has already reached their 70s without having a heart attack or stroke? A major Australian trial suggests that it does. Researchers from […]

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