NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with poor circulation in their legs benefit from a home-based walking program and are more likely to keep it up over the long term, according to a new U.S. study.

(Reuters) - Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first ...

Just as cleaning our house or any other important location is a part of good health, cleaning our arteries is also a crucial aspect of good health, but it is often overlooked. Healthy arteries ensure ...

WASHINGTON -- Doctors using a razor the size of a grain of rice are shearing ribbons of yellowish sludge from inside clogged leg arteries. It's the latest therapy for a hard-to-treat disease that ...

WASHINGTON n Peter Cummins lay still as doctors administered 20 injections into the 81-year-old's calves and thighs, hoping the genetic experiment will spur new blood vessels to grow around his ...

Sophia Antipolis, 8 March 2023: Treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) were largely developed in men and are less effective in women, according to a review published today in European Heart ...

New research published in the European Heart Journal Open has shown that sleep duration is linked to the risk of developing peripheral artery disease, with individuals who get less than 5 hours of ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Balloons coated with a common cancer drug can help keep blood flowing in clogged leg arteries better than plain angioplasty balloons, German researchers reported on Wednesday. Sign ...

Until two weeks ago, every step was painful for Bob Recupido. "I couldn't walk a block without the pain being so excruciating, I'd have to stop," Bob said. The trouble was in an artery in Bob's thigh.

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GenVec Inc., a Gaithersberg biotechnology company, said yesterday that it is likely to abandon an experimental treatment for poor blood circulation in the legs after it failed to prove effective in ...

WASHINGTON — Doctors using a razor the size of a grain of rice are shearing ribbons of yellowish sludge from inside clogged leg arteries. It’s the latest therapy for a hard-to-treat disease that ...