1. Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks: Study - US News and World Report
Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say

2. Smoking Bans Bring a Drop in Heart Attacks - US News and World Report
In one Montana city, incidents fell but rose again when restrictions were lifted

3. A Better Way to Screen for Heart Disease? - US News and World Report
Research suggests that using statins to lower CRP levels might save lives.

4. One hormone may cause cancer, heart attacks, and many more ills - US News and World Report
Fortunately, doctors are starting to devise new ways to treat insulin resistance--which is sometimes called "metabolic syndrome" --with drugs and lifestyle changes. They are still working out all the connections, but already they have a list of some...

5. Heart attack : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries bring blood and oxygen to the heart. If the blood flow is blocked, the heart starves for oxygen and heart cells die. In atherosclerosis, ...• Reviewer: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

6. Heart Attack  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A heart attack is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle because its blood supply is severely reduced or stopped.• Author: Paula Ford-Martin, Teresa G. Odle