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Medicines to treat ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) do not seem to substantially increase the risk of serious heart problems or stroke in children and young adults, according to a new study.

A disturbing number of people with heart problems who shouldn't be prescribed standard migraine medications called triptans are given the drugs anyway, researchers say.

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are....

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(American Society of Nephrology) Heart disease causes 35 percent of deaths in young adults with chronic kidney disease.

Children with only mildly impaired kidney function experience poor growth, delayed puberty, metabolic problems, and high blood pressure.

Treating these conditions during childhood might slow kidney disease and prevent heart-related deaths in young adults.

Catching the most dangerous strain of E. coli could increase the risk of blood pressure and heart problems years later, say researchers.

Keeping an eye out for cardiac problems during pregnancy -- some women have an ­elevated risk of heart complications.

ATLANTA (AP) -- An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found....

Two teams of researchers have produced powerful new evidence that the diabetes drug Avandia increases the risk for heart problems and strokes, renewing questions about the safety of the medication.

A class of drugs commonly used to treat heart problems has been linked with an increased risk of cancer.