Health Jun 05 Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Dec 12 Watch 2:43 Even a haircut can prompt a conversation about health care In the old days, a man went to a barber shop for a haircut and a shave. But at Urban Kutz in Cleveland, patrons are more likely to be wearing a blood pressure cuff than a neck wrap. Gabriel Kramer… By Gabriel Kramer
Health Sep 11 Watch 4:29 Study: Lower targets for blood pressure can prevent heart attacks and strokes For patients over 50, having blood pressure below the commonly recommended targets can drastically reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. That’s according to a major blood pressure study from the National Institutes of Health, which called the information… By PBS News Hour
Health Nov 30 Watch As Lipitor’s Patent Expires, Is Era of ‘Blockbuster Drugs’ Over? After 14 years on the market, the most profitable prescription drug in history, Lipitor, is going generic as patients, doctors and the pharmaceutical industry wait to see what will happen. Margaret Warner discusses the implications with Dr. Jerry Avorn of…
Science Feb 07 Watch Diabetes Study Partially Halted Due to Cardiac Risk A new study on Type 2 diabetes was partially halted after research showed lowering blood sugar levels for some high-risk patients increased their chances of dying from a heart attack. The head of the American Diabetes Association details the surprising…
Mar 21 Watch Cases of Alzheimer’s Growing, Report Says A new Alzheimer's Association report says the number of people with Alzheimer's is on the rise and, while elderly people still represent the vast majority of cases, as many as 500,000 people under age 65 are living with the disease. Continue watching
May 14 Guidelines Warn More Americans to Lower Their Blood Pressure Revised federal guidelines released Wednesday advise the 22 percent of American adults in a newly-created "prehypertension" category to lower their blood pressure through lifestyle changes in order to decrease their risk of heart disease and stroke. Continue reading