Medical Research

An article in "Science Daily" explained that scientists are gaining a better understanding of why painkillers cause an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients. The researchers...

Vioxx is the brand name for a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by Merck. The generic name is rofecoxib, and it is also marketed as Ceoxx and Ceeoxx. Vioxx gained FDA approval in...

Nebicard, also known as Nebivolol, is a drug that is used to treat individuals who have high blood pressure. It is often sold under the brand-name Bystolic and affects the circulation of the...

The difference between blood pressure and pulse is how they are determined in value, how they are used and what they are used for. A pulse is the number of beats per minute your heart pumps blood....

Isoptin, generically categorized as verapamil, is a drug used to treat the symptoms of high blood pressure (hypertension). Isoptin may cause a number of side effects varying in severity based on...

An electrocardiogram is a painless medical procedure that takes a measurement of your heartbeat that your doctor can use to analyze your heart's health. An electrocardiogram will produce an EKG...

The American Heart Association is known by many as the authority for knowledge on heart disease and improving one's lifestyle. By going online, one can obtain information about any subject from...

The biggest blood vessel in the body is the aorta, an artery that emerges from the left ventricle of the heart and ultimately, through its various branchings, supplies blood to every organ of the...

There seems to be a practically limitless stream of illnesses and conditions about which one should worry. Some of them are preventable while others may be genetic or otherwise unavoidable. While...