One woman's story: with three months to live, she conquered terminal - I don t think I ve ever told you about my mother Edith She was a wonderful kind woman who always seemed to have time to help others She was brou...

Ultrasound: more doubts raised - Yet another study confirms that routine ultrasound examination of normal women is of no benefit and the technique should be restricted to high-risk pr...

Alternative treatments for arrhythmias - For many people, an irregular heartbeat is just an annoyance, but certain arrhythmias may have serious consequences, ranging from fainting to sudden d...

Irregular heartbeats - Q I have always had irregular heartbeats, but they have not caused any problems. I take digoxin [digitalis, a heart drug] and phenindione [an anticoag...

Heart Infusions: A routine practice that’s useless, and possibly dangerous - Heart attack patients are routinely given infusions of glucose, insulin and potassium – but they could be fatal, researchers have suddenly discovered.

What causes arrhythmias? what causes arrhythmias? what causes arrhythmias? what causes arrhythmias? - A patient with arrhythmias may experience a number of symptoms, including an irregular heartbeat, an occasional forceful or rapid beat, a feeling of l...

Heart drugs: women at risk - Women who take heart drugs are at greater risk than men of developing torsades de pointes, a sudden quickening of the heart beat rate. ...

Heart Drug: It kills people with existing condition - A new wonder drug – designed to combat irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) – is in trouble after research discovered it is killing the patient.