Google redesigns Fit to get you moving

Sitting kills. Specifically, a sedentary lifestyle can kill you. Google and the American Heart Association want to save your life, or at least, encourage you to be more active. The tech giant is giving the Google Fit app its most serious overhaul sin...

FDA Approves New Cholesterol Drug Praluent


Praluent is a new cholesterol drug which is the first in a new class of biotech medications from Sanofi SA (SASY.PA) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN.O) that use a novel approach that lowers...

Science Says Wine and any Alcohol is Good For You


The French Paradox is about the French diet containing high amounts of saturated fats, but the French have a very low rate of coronary heart disease. It is widely believed that this is because of the...

Cholesterol Medication: Use Statins to Lower Cholesterol


FDA had changed the cholesterol medication guidelines. According to FDA, statins are good to lower the cholesterol. Many patients in the United States may get prescriptions to buy statins to lower...

No, A New Apple Gadget Won’t Tell You If You’re Having A Heart Attack


No one knows for sure but Apple appears to be strongly interested in adding medical applications and technologies to its current and future products. We know that Apple has patented a heart...

American College of Cardiology Announces Late-Breaking Clinical Trials


The American College of Cardiology announced the lineup of late-breaking clinical trials for its upcoming annual meeting in Washington, DC. The opening session will include the most eagerly...

FDA Grants Earlier Than Expected Approval For Medtronic’s CoreValve


The FDA today approved Medtronic’s CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are unable to undergo conventional open-heart surgery....