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December 5, 2008 8:26 AM CT For quite some time we've heard about the cumulative risks of cancer due to radiation exposure during computed tomography, or CT scans. A new study projected that up to 7 per cent of patients studied had radiation exposure from CT scans sufficient to slightly raise their lifetime risk of cancer. …

December 3, 2008 8:21 AM CT A new study published in the December 3 issue of JAMA found that healthy middle-aged women may have up to two drinks a day without increasing the risk of atrial fibrillation, but three or more drinks increases the risk. Previous studies in men had suggested that atrial fibrillation risk …

December 1, 2008 8:31 AM CT Here's some great news for those who travel frequently, like I do, or for those with atrial fibrillation who are traveling during the holiday season. Healthy diet is so important to those with afib and to anyone who has, or wants to ward off, heart disease or other health …

November 24, 2008 8:21 AM CT Dear Oprah, Now that it's Thanksgiving week and I am counting my blessings, I simply must send you my thanks. You see, you have touched my life in so many ways, and I'd like to share one particular story with you. When I arrived recently in Macon, Georgia, to …

November 20, 2008 8:41 AM CT We're talked about how no devices are FDA-approved for atrial fibrillation treatment and how a sea-change was coming. It finally arrived as the US FDA just approved the first device for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter from Biosense Webster (Johnson & Johnson) was approved with the condition …

November 18, 2008 8:41 AM CT In the latest issue of Success magazine, Mellanie True Hills, founder of StopAfib.org, talks about how if you don't put your health first, you won't be there to carry out your goals. She shares her story of living with atrial fibrillation and having surgery to cure it as well as launching …

November 17, 2008 8:47 AM CT In a study funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA hospital patients on warfarin for atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves were tracked and home anticoagulation monitoring was found to be every bit as effective as INR (International Normalized Ratio) testing in the hospital clinic. Patients were …

November 12, 2008 8:49 AM CT Some of the reports out of the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions this week contain really heartening news, including one that hopefully is ushering in a sea change regarding approval of treatments for atrial fibrillation. A problem I discuss occasionally is that, as of now, no devices are FDA-approved …

November 18, 2008 8:41 AM CT UPDATED 11-18-08: This event is being postponed and rescheduled for after the holidays. You're invited to attend an Atrial Fibrillation Patient Information Seminar in Schaumburg, IL. This seminar features Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org and the American Foundation for Women's Health, and best-selling author of A Woman's Guide …