For diabetes patients with blockages in the coronary arteries, bypass surgery is better than angioplasty, according to the findings of a major new study that could change clinical practice.

Taking multivitamins to prevent a heart attack or stroke? They re probably not doing you any good, according to a study in this week s JAMA.

Warning: Your risk of dying is 100 percent. And if you live long enough, your chances of getting cardiovascular disease are rather high.

The Food and Drug Administration has begun looking more closely at the way generic companies make extended-release drugs.

Regular physical activity may cut the risk of a type of mental decline known as vascular dementia in older people, according to a new study.

University of California at Los Angeles chancellor Gene Block yesterday announced that the campus will go tobacco-free on April 22, 2013, which is Earth Day.

Adding confusion to the already-confusing world of dietary supplements, a new study published in the British Medical Journal compared the incidence of strokes in people who ate fish with those who took fish oil supplements.

ACSH sends kudos to the Los Angeles Times editorial board for their common-sense analysis and rejection of two proposed taxes on sodas. They rightfully state that when it comes to so-called sin taxes, tobacco is simple. Food and drink are complicated.

Although the danger from salmonella-contaminated mangoes appears to be over, the Food and Drug Administration has labeled them a high risk fruit. Last summer a total of 143 people in 15 states were sickened by two strains of salmonella, and more than 30 were sick enough to require hospitalization. Both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the FDA found that the source of the problem was Mexico.

Flu shots can stop you from getting the flu. Can they also stop you from having a heart attack?