The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

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.

Jill Pell will set off next month.

The increase in risk comes from tiny metal ions breaking off from implants and leaking into the bloodstream

Research points to danger of tiny metal ions breaking off from implants and leaking into the blood

Alice Lyden-Thomas, who had a rare congenital heart defect, died on April 8 after spending almost two months in hospital

Fried potatoes may now be linked to anxiety and depression, in addition to obesity, diabetes and heart disease

Poor diet has been linked to a number of serious illnesses including an increased risk of heart disease and obesity, type 2 diabetes