WASHINGTON, July 17, 2026 (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that’s previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Women may develop a risk of heart attack even at lower levels of plaque deposition in the arteries, according to a study. Women are known to typically have lower amounts of artery-clogging plaque compared to men. However,
SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) – South Korea’s birthrate rose for a second-straight year in 2025, government data showed on Wednesday, in a further sign that a country facing a demographic crisis for nearly a decade may be starting to turn a corner.
Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn’t registering with me,” said the 64-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, who suffered two of them 13 years
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) A study modelling how genes may influence a child’s body mass index over time has found that BMI at age 10 and overall growth rate between ages one and 18 might be important factors, as the two
