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By Dr. Mercola Intense emotion is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke, particularly in the first hours after the emotion occurs. While prevention efforts typically focus on more concrete steps like physical exercise, not smoking, and a healthier...

HIV-infected men at increased risk for heart disease, large study finds Institute/Center National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Contact Laura S. Leifman, NIAID 301-402-1663...

  In its last few earnings calls Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. has touched on a significant change in its partnering strategy. We spoke with CEO Stan Crooke recently to better understand the implications of these changes for Isis’s top line and...

Heart disease and inflammation. A few people have sent me links to a recent paper called ‘Inflammation and Atherosclerosis.’ This was published in Circulation, and the authors were: Peter Libby, MD; Paul M. Ridker, MD; Attilio Maseri, MD. Remember two...

Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Chief Resident at SAUSHEC, USAF) // Edited by: Jennifer Robertson, MD, MSEd and Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) A 54-year-old male with a history of hypertension...