Women who suffer a heart attack are twice as likely as men to die within the following month because they receive different medical treatment than men, researchers said Tuesday. The study examined 3,000 women and men hospitalized in the French region of Franche-Comte after a cardiac event between 2006 and 2007, and examined the treatment they received. It found ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite all their hard work on the field, retired National Football League players may be facing the same health problems that plague obese men who stick to watching the game. "We see these guys as supermen, they are the pinnacle of health," said Dr. R. Todd Hurst of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. "But those ...

Women die more often than men from heart disease because they are not systematically given the same treatment and tests, according to a French study unveiled here Tuesday. The study, carried out on 3,000 women in the French region of Franche-Comte in 2006 and 2007, found that those hospitalized after suffering a cardiac attack were less frequently given an ...

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday a heart device from Boston Scientific appears effective for a new group of patients, though questions remain about the accuracy of the company's study of the device. Boston Scientific has asked the FDA to approve its heart rhythm device to treat mild heart failure, a new use that could expand the market ...