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Heart failure may worsen with statins, study says

It's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.

Moderate exercise safe, healthy for heart-failure patients

Moderate exercise can help patients with failing hearts feel better -- and it's safe, according to the largest-ever study of exercise in people with chronic heart failure, published as two articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Time.com: Preventing Heart Failure: Fish Oil?

Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure

People.com: Rep: Elizabeth Taylor 'Is Fine'

The star's publicist calls rumors about her health "overstated and untrue"

CNNMoney: Glaxo prepares for face-to-face with FDA

GlaxoSmithKline is getting ready for a face-to-face with the FDA about its diabetes drug Avandia, which has been on the hot seat since a study blamed the drug for increasing the risk of heart attack.

Artery disease causes most congestive heart failure

The American Heart Association estimates nearly 5 million Americans are living with heart failure. More than half-a-million new cases are diagnosed each year. One of the most common forms is called congestive heart failure. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin learned more about it from cardiologist Dr. Wendy Book of Emory School of Medicine.

CNNMoney: Three little biotechs: Are they worth the risk?

Most biotech stocks are young, hot, and risky.

Money Magazine: Best Left TO Its Own Devices Medtronic, the No. 1 name in medical gadgetry, is as reliable as one of its pacemakers.

Medtronic's new CEO Art Collins has a tough act to follow. His predecessor, William George, transformed Medtronic from a simple pacemaker manufacturer into the world's largest diversified medical d...

Fortune: A Shot in the Arm for Squibb

Squibb's much-touted high blood pressure medication, Capoten, was hobbled when problems with side effects led the Food and Drug Administration to approve it only as a drug of last resort (FORTUNE, ...

Fortune: Heartening News for Sterling Drug

On the surface Sterling Drug seems a bit lackluster. Earnings from abroad, where Sterling does one-third of its business, are getting hammered when translated into strong U.S. dollars. At home, sal...

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