Studies suggest that Viagra does a better job before and after a heart attack. Now you can strengthen your heart and your *** at the same time! picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Sadly, one in three heart attack victims die before they reach hospital. Many people don't recognise the signs and fail to take the steps that may have saved their life or the life of a loved one. Watch Your Own Heart Attack is an unforgettable, two minute film which enables you to experience what it's like to have a heart attack first hand. Take the time to watch it then you'll be prepared if a... read full post picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

The pioneering artificial heart developed by Dr. Robert Jarvik will go on display at the Smithsonian Institution next month picked by suebe 3 years ago

Taylor Gardner was born premature. She weighed 541grams or 19oz. Her heart was the size of a cherry. Unfortunately there was a problem with her heart. Thankfully doctors were able to save her (her weight has increased to almost 737 grams or 26oz) using a pacemaker larger than she is. image picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

I hope you like your job, for your heart's sake. picked by slider 2 years ago

Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Trippy stop motion animation set to a song. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

A heart donated for transplant was beating inside a third owner last night. The donor heart was first given to a patient several weeks ago. But a week after the transplant, the patient died of unrelated causes. So surgeons removed the heart and transplanted it again. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

And in the "Make you feel really old" category of the news today...only a few days after Mick Jagger turned 64, the lead singer of Kiss, Paul Stanley missed a concert due to a heart episode. His pulse rate went to 190 and stayed there for over an hour during a sound check. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Despite being a leading contributor to heart disease, obesity appears to play a protective role in a range of cardiovascular problems, says a new study. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

When human hearts are injured, as during a heart attack, healthy tissue normally can't regrow. Researchers now demonstrate in rats that a sponge-like patch, soaked in a compound called periostin and placed over the injury, can not only get heart cells to begin dividing and making copies of themselves again, but also improves heart function. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides that were sprayed far and wide by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War might put veterans at increased risk for heart disease and Parkinson's.

An Institute of Medicine report finds "suggestive but limited" evidence of an elevated risk for these two conditions among soldiers who served in that conflict. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A new study has found that the thinner your thighs, the greater your risk of heart disease.
The research, published in today's edition of the British Medical Journal, reveals that thigh circumference is linked to the risk of heart disease and premature death. picked by kakana 2 months ago

In the future, babies with heart defects may receive new heart valves created from cells in the blood from their umbilical cords, saved at birth. These valves could grow and change shape as a child develops, avoiding the need for repeat surgeries to replace outgrown valves from animal or human donor tissue or artificial valves. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A genetic link between dental disease and heart attacks has been found by German researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A newborn baby has survived delivery despite its heart being outside the chest cavity. The infant's heart was born with its most vital organ exposed and is being treated in the intensive care unit of Shenzhen Children's Hospital in China's Guangdong Province. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers have caught their sharpest look of a double star system deep in the heart of the Orion nebula.

The result is an ultra-clear glimpse of Theta 1 Orionis C, a mismatched pair of stars locked in orbit around one another about 1,350 light-years from Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Consider someone who has just died of a heart attack. His organs are intact, he hasn't lost blood. All that's happened is his heart has stopped beating—the definition of "clinical death"—and his brain has shut down to conserve oxygen. But what has actually died? picked by super 3 years ago