Partly Sunny

Here's Dr. Scott Rypkema with more in today's St. Vincent Corner Clinic Report.

Gauging hype during Heart Month: 5 tests you might not need

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - February is American Heart Month and consumers will be bombarded with advice to keep their ticker healthy -- whether it's from the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth. Doctors may suggest a screening test to make sure cardiovascular health is in top shape. But if a person lacks symptoms ...

Thursday - NEWS TIPS

NEW ORLEANS -- NOTE ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL. ALL TIPS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL THE TIME OF PRESENTATION OR 3 P.M. CT/4 P.M. ET EACH DAY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. For more information Feb. 1-3, call Karen Astle, ...

Wednesday Stroke NEWS TIPS

NEW ORLEANS -- NOTE ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL. ALL TIPS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL THE TIME OF PRESENTATION OR 3 P.M. CT/4 P.M. ET EACH DAY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. For more information Feb. 1-3, call Karen Astle, ...

Diabetes ups risk of heart disease

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in both men and women. Individuals with diabetes are at a much greater risk for heart disease.