On AlterNet: heart

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "heart"

Is Your Hip Implant Safe? 4 Risky Medical Devices That Do Not Get Clinically Tested

Lena Groeger, ProPublica. April 30, 2012.

Unlike drugs, four risky medical devices have been cleared without clinical testing, and receive almost no oversight once on the market.

8 Invented Diseases Big Pharma Is Banking on

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 16, 2010.

Sleep sweating? Here are some new ways the pharmaceutical plans to make money.

Breaking Up Can Literally Break Your Heart

Vicki Santillano, Divine Caroline. April 4, 2009.

The word "heartbreak" is bandied about so much we often forget that physical heart pain is a side effect of high-stress events.

The Sexy Path to Good Health

Sue Katz, Consenting Adult. May 9, 2008.

Healthy doses of sex with yourself and others is good for you.

Heart valves grown with stem cells

Lindsay Beyerstein, November 16, 2006.

Discovery may offer new hope for babies with heart defects.