Can a stroll help ease depression? That question preoccupied Dr. Madhukar H. Trivedi, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, after several of his patients, all suffering from serious depression, mentioned that they felt happier if they went for a walk. The patients in quest…

Influence long-term mortality after a heart attack? Although medication which decreases the risk of angina attacks (chest pain caused by blockage of the arteries that supply the heart), are frequently prescribed in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction, the possible influence of medication on long-term survival …

It has long been known that hereditary factors play a role in coronary heart disease. However, it has been unclear whether the increased risk is transferred through the genes or through an unhealthy lifestyle in the family. A new study from the Center for Primary Health Care Research in Sweden, published in the American Heart…

Researchers find early-morning cigarette risk is independent of smoking frequency and duration… Two new studies have found that smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting …

A diet rich in cholesterol-lowering foods such as soy protein, nuts, and margarine appears to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” cholesterol—almost 14% compared with a diet low in saturated fat. The finding appears today in JAMA. Researchers randomly assigned 351 volunteer participants with e…