Heart/Cardiovascular News

Religious not healthier after all

When it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes.

Human pacemaker saves dogs life

Pacemakers made for humans are giving older dogs a new leash on life.

Baby Ashleigh slowly improving

Baby Ashleigh Louw is showing small signs of improvement in the intensive care unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the hospital's clinical manager said.

Halve heart deaths, quit smoking

Half of the 400 000 deaths from coronary heart disease predicted in the United States in 2010 could be avoided if people ate healthier food and stopped smoking.

Herbal remedies bad for heart

The growing number of people who are taking traditional herbal medications for heart problems are unaware of the dangers those treatments pose, a new report says.

Irregular heartbeat: op beats meds

Burning sections of the heart works far better than drugs at treating patients with an irregular heartbeat condition called atrial fibrillation.

Regular sex good for male hearts

Having sex at least twice a week can reduce a man's risk of serious heart disease by almost half, says a new study.

Fish oil good for DNA and heart

A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids helps keep the DNA of heart patients from unraveling, which may explain why fish oil is so beneficial after a heart attack, a study showed.

Baby Ashleigh still critical

Various assessments are being conducted on baby Ashleigh Louw, who on Tuesday remains fairly critical but stable in the intensive care unit of the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital.

Baby Ashleigh gets heart op

Doctors were delighted on Sunday after successfully completing surgery on nine-day-old baby Ashleigh Louw, who was born with part of her heart outside her chest.