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A study has found evidence that older women with kidney stones may have increased chances of developing cardiovascular disease. The physicians found that cardiovascular disease was far more prevalent in women with kidney stones. Medpage Today reported on this research, "Myocardial infarction, angi ... Continue Reading

It used to be that it was the females in the world of stardom that we all heard had undergone plastic surgery. That trend hasn't ceased, especially as plastic surgery has gotten increasingly more popular around the world. New procedures are making it possible for female celebrities to get their work Continue Reading

There's an important issue that we'd like to draw your attention to before it's too late. Medicare has proposed a National Coverage Decision (NCD) for Cardiac CTA that we believe deserves your comments opposing it. The deadline for commenting on this issue is tomorrow, January 12th, 2008. Below you' ... Continue Reading

The primary trait that you probably want your preventive imaging doctor to have is skill. You need a doctor who is familiar with the kind of work that you are seeking to have done in order to identify, prevent and treat disease in your body. Beyond that, your next favorite trait might be something a ... Continue Reading

There was an inspiring article recently in The Coloradoan which spoke about a woman's first-person story related to battling cancer. She speaks about trying to maintain a "can-do", upbeat attitude even as she underwent PET scans, CT scans and a lumpectomy. But what is most inspiring is the way tha ... Continue Reading

A recent study published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal has found a link between Hepatitis C and increased cardiovascular disease rates. In general some infectious diseases have been known to induce heart disease in patients later in life, but this is the largest study around Hepatitis Continue Reading

A new study shows that there may be a link between women removing their ovaries and heart disease. The research says that the possible link is related to women who remove healthy ovaries have a higher risk of contracting fatal heart disease. The Los Angeles Times article said about the study in th ... Continue Reading

We all know the saga surrounding smoking and health issues, the obvious of course being lung cancer and emphysema. But not everyone knows about the other health ailments associated with smoking: heart disease. One of the leading killers of men and women worldwide is heart disease, a problem that if Continue Reading

The 'polypill' has been an idea circulating around the industry for years now. The idea is a generic inexpensive pill that combines aspirin, blood pressure medicine and cholesterol pill in a single daily tablet to prevent heart attack and heart disease. The idea had been shunned by many, and complet ... Continue Reading

A genetic link between gum disease and heart disease has recently been investigated by researchers in Germany. Periodontitis has always been known to have links to heart disease, but the reason why has puzzled researchers and physicians for years. But now this study claims to know the genetic link. Continue Reading