The latest in Heart Attacks

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Tantawi dies: MENA

2010-03-10T01:16:18Z

<div><p>Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar -- Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning -- died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack, the official MENA news agency reported.</p><p>Tantawi, 81,...

Australian court: Vioxx doubled heart attack risk

2010-03-05T00:18:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Australian court finds drug Vioxx doubled heart attack risk, awards man $259,000 in damages</div><div><p>The once-popular painkiller Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attack and was unfit for consumption, an Australian court ruled Friday, awarding a man leading a class action suit against the drug's maker 287,000 Australian dollars ($259,000) in compensation.</p><p>Melbourne Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for sale, opening the way for hundreds of lawsuits against US pharmaceutical giant Merck.</p><p>Federal Court judge Christopher Jessop awarded 287,000 dollars (259,000 US) to Drugmaker Merck & Co. paid the final $4.1 billion into its $4.85 billion fund to settle roughly 10,000 U.S. claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks or strokes.</p><p>PLAINTIFF PAYOUTS: All claims involving heart attacks suffered by Vioxx users have been pr...

Merck: Last Vioxx patient payouts to be made soon

2010-03-01T15:00:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Merck: Last Vioxx payouts coming soon from $4.85B fund to settle heart attack, stroke lawsuits</div><div><p>Drugmaker Merck & Co. has made its final, $4.1 billion payment into a fund to settle tens of thousands of U.S. claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks ...

Liz Cheney: Dad is well, following doctor's orders

2010-02-28T10:15:20Z

<div><p>One of Dick Cheney's daughters says the former vice president is recovering well from the mild heart attack that sent him to the hospital last week.</p><p>Liz Cheney says her father is following doctor's orders. Dick Cheney, who's 69, has had five heart attacks — the first when he was 37.</p><p>Liz Cheney said on "Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called former Vice President Dick Cheney to wish him a speedy recovery as Cheney was recuperating from a mild heart attack, the White House said on Friday.</p><p>Cheney, 69, was h...

Cheney's 5 heart attacks unusual, shows good care

2010-02-25T05:00:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Few people survive 5 heart attacks; Cheney illustrates peril and progress in heart disease</div><div><p>Surviving five heart attacks makes former Vice President Dick Cheney pretty unusual — showing that he has good medical care as well as a particularly aggressive form of heart disease.</p><p>But the number, attention-grabbing as it is, isn't the real issue: It's how much damage a heart a...

Cheney leaves US hospital after heart attack

2010-02-24T12:17:09Z

<div><p>Former US vice president Dick Cheney was discharged from hospital early Wednesday after suffering his fifth heart attack, his office said.</p><p>"Former vice president Cheney is feeling good this morning and was discharged from GWU Hospital," a statement said. "He will resume his normal schedule sho...

Former VP Cheney released from hospital

2010-02-24T07:30:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Former VP Cheney released from hospital following heart attack</div><div><p>Former Vice President Dick Cheney left a Washington hospital on Wednesday following a heart attack he suffered earlier in the week.</p><p>Spokesman Peter Long said Cheney was discharged from Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was discharged from a Washington hospital on Wednesday after being treated for a mild heart attack, his fifth in 32 years.</p><p>Cheney's office said Cheney was "feeling good this morning" and released from US Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized after suffering a "mild heart attack," his aide said Tuesday, in the fifth such scare for the 69-year-old Republican hawkish politician.</p><p>Cheney was admitted to George Washington Hospital on Monday after experiencing chest pains, Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized on Monday after experiencing chest pains, and his office said he was resting comfortably while doctors evaluated the situation.</p><p>Cheney, 69, who served as vice president from 2001 to 2009 under President George W....

Senate report: Avandia maker knew of cardiac risks

2010-02-21T09:45:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Senate report says Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline knew of heart attack risks</div><div><p>A Senate report said Saturday that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied to Avandia, its diabetes medication, years before such evidence became public.</p><p>Sen....

Reviewers urge Glaxo's Avandia come off market

2010-02-20T21:45:08Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. drug safety reviewers have recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market after concluding it is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine, according to documents released on Saturday.</p><p>The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University con...

Migraines tied to risks of heart attack, stroke

2010-02-22T10:17:41Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer migraines may have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than those without the painful headaches, research published Wednesday suggests.</p><p>In a study of more than 11,000 U.S. adults with and without migraines, researchers found that migraine sufferers were mo...

Prostate cancer diagnosis raises risk of suicide

2010-02-22T12:31:57Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being diagnosed with prostate cancer roughly doubles the risk of suicide or death from a heart attack, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, adding to the harm linked with diagnosis of this often slow-growing cancer.</p><p>A team at Reuters Health) - New research from Spain confirms the benefit of a Mediterranean diet to a healthy heart.</p><p>In an analysis of more than 40,000 Spanish adults followed for an average of 10 years, researchers found that sticking to a Mediterranean diet significantly reduced the risk of a first heart attack or othe...