Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — Treating people with non-acute
heart problems should start with drug therapy, not invasive techniques
such as angioplasty or implanting stents, because there is no difference
between the two approaches in outcomes, a new study finds.

Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — If Americans cut just one
gram of salt from their daily diet, there would be 250,000 fewer new cases
of heart disease and more than 200,000 fewer deaths over a decade, a new
study suggests.