The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

High blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for serious heart disease - and this is increased in women.

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised that “non-sugar sweeteners should not be used as a means of achieving weight control or reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases” such as diabetes and heart disease.

Women are being urged to know their blood pressure to fight against becoming seriously ill.

High blood pressure is the most deadly risk factor for women worldwide, experts suggest.

New high-tech vaccines could help combat common yet deadly conditions like cancer and heart disease.

Making sure you get enough potassium in your diet can help reduce your risk of high blood pressure and in turn reduce heart disease risk, with four fruit juices helping maintain healthy levels.

Brits can simply find out how old is their heart compared to their real age by completing an online NHS test that asks a number of questions about the person's health

A new study analyzing data on over 20,000 U.S. adults associates a healthier diet and increased exercise to weight loss that reduces heart disease risk, while linking skipping meals and taking prescription diet pills with minimal weight loss, weight maintenance or weight gain. Read further on Dynamite News:

Letter: A comprehensive study found no risk to patient safety from cobalt-chrome-containing hip replacements, write Prof Sir Paul Curran, Mr Tim Wilton, Prof Mark Wilkinson and Prof Mike Reed of the National Joint Registry

The Queensland Health Ombudsman releases a scathing report into the preventable death of a First Nations woman at Doomadgee Rural Hospital in the state's north-west.

A centre for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has been established through an alliance of seven medical institutes, to make the treatment more efficient and lower the mortality rate among children with congenital heart disease, the Public Health Ministry said.