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Teenage girl: first menstrual cycle at 13 lowers risk of heart problems (Photo: Jim Varney)

Age at first menstrual cycle in girls linked to heart disease

19 December 2014

The age that a woman has her first menstrual cycle is linked to her risk of later developing heart d...

Warfarin: wider use could cut NHS costs (Photo: SPL)

Boost warfarin prescriptions to cut NHS costs by £124m

3 November 2014

Ensuring all eligible AF patients take warfarin could prevent 11,600 strokes and save the NHS £124m ...

Patients are missing out on psychological support from rehab services (Photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Cardiac rehab patients 'denied mental health support'

3 September 2014

Patients referred by their GP to cardiac rehabilitation are not receiving psychological support from...

Clarithromycin: linked to raised risk of cardiac death (Photo: SPL)

Clarithromycin linked to cardiac deaths, researchers warn

20 August 2014

Taking a course of the antibiotic clarithromycin is associated with an increased risk of cardiac dea...

BP checks: Health MOTs may be a waste of NHS funding (Photo: Jim Varney)

'Health MOTs' no better than GP case-finding, suggests study

1 August 2014

A flagship £300m NHS health screening programme does not detect any more cases of heart disease and ...

GPs are set to prescribe statins to millions more people (Photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

NICE approves wider statin use but GPs warn it could 'distort' care

18 July 2014

NICE has approved new guidance that will see millions more healthy people prescribed statins, but GP...

Ibuprofen medicines face a safety review for potential cardiovascular risks (photo: SPL)

High-dose ibuprofen faces European regulator review

17 June 2014

The European drug regulator will review the safety of high-dose oral ibuprofen after a study suggest...

Simvastatin: GPs called for NICE to drop plans for wider use (photo: SPL)

GPs raise pressure on NICE to scrap statin plans

11 June 2014

A group of senior doctors including prominent GPs have urged NICE to abandon plans to lower the thre...

Statins: GPs advised to continue prescribing (photo: iStock)

Statin benefits still outweigh risks, says MHRA

2 June 2014

The benefits of statins to lower cholesterol continue to outweigh risks for most patients, the UK's ...

BP measurement: the scheme increased QOF scores for cardiovascular care (photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Local GP practice networks save lives and boost QOF scores, study finds

12 May 2014

Organising practices into managed networks could reduce premature deaths and boost QOF performance, ...

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