http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever hunt for the condition in mummies. http://phys.org/news282193734.html Other Sciences Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:10:29 EST news282193734 US regulators said Thursday that the label on Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix must be changed to warn of a slightly higher risk of heart problems in patients who already have cardiovascular disease. http://phys.org/news227463605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:20:29 EST news227463605 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first known case of clogged arteries, or atherosclerosis, has been found in the mummy of an Egyptian princess, said a study presented Sunday at a major US cardiology conference. http://phys.org/news221242190.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:10:50 EST news221242190 (AP) -- Many people with a bad aortic valve may soon be able to avoid open-heart surgery and have a new one placed through a tube in an artery instead. http://phys.org/news221053993.html Medicine & Health Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:53:27 EST news221053993 Lupus puts children at higher risk for coronary artery disease when they become adults, but routinely using statins doesn't provide enough benefit to warrant their regular use in children and adolescents, according to the largest study of pediatric lupus patients to date. http://phys.org/news208412805.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:27:01 EST news208412805 (AP) -- It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a surprise: Bypass has fewer problems and is more successful done the old way. http://phys.org/news176581115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:19:31 EST news176581115 (AP) -- Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say. http://phys.org/news170862819.html Medicine & Health Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:54:06 EST news170862819 A new drug derived from magnolia trees appears to be able to uncouple two important functions of thrombin in blood clot formation and may offer a way to better control the potentially dangerous complications of bleeding and clot formation during procedures to open blocked coronary arteries, say researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). http://phys.org/news156103974.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:13:36 EST news156103974 Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke patients suffering another stroke. The study will determine if aggressive treatment of stroke victims for high blood pressure and cholesterol, along with placing a stent to widen a narrowed artery in a patient's brain, is better than intensive medical therapy alone. http://phys.org/news155324657.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:44:57 EST news155324657 New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet. http://phys.org/news153073435.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:24:37 EST news153073435 If you're committed to fitness, the decision to climb a couple of flights of stairs rather than take the elevator is clear. But if you develop chest pain on the way up, deciding how to treat the symptoms of clogged arteries in your heart is much more complicated. http://phys.org/news150398197.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:16:37 EST news150398197