Apr 03 Watch New Analysis Shows Hormone Therapy Safe for Younger Women Hormone therapy is safe for younger women to use in treating menopause symptoms, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer details the report's findings. Continue watching
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
Nov 05 Small Study Points to Possible New Heart Disease Treatment A laboratory-produced version of "good" cholesterol given to participants in a small study reduced the plaque in their arteries, a finding published Wednesday that may one day lead to new ways of treating some forms of heart disease. Continue reading
Aug 19 Most Heart Disease Patients Had One of Four Major Risk Factors The vast majority of heart disease patients had one of four risk factors, according to two studies contradicting the often-cited figure that only 50 percent of such patients had smoked or suffered high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. Continue reading
Nov 22 Folic Acid Shown to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke, Study Says Daily supplements of folic acid or foods fortified with the vitamin can help prevent heart disease, stroke and blood clots, according to a study published in the Nov. 23 issue of the British Medical Journal. Continue reading