CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Jerry Richardson, the owner of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise, is doing well following a heart transplant procedure, a league official said Monday.

MONTREAL, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian researchers are questioning the American Heart Association's suggestion that all heart patients be screened for depression.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the cholesterol drug rosuvastatin reduced heart attacks and strokes in patients with elevated C-reactive protein levels.

HAMILTON, Ontario, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The typical Western diet -- fried foods, salty snacks, meat -- accounts for some 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, Canadian researchers said.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery, U.S. researchers said.

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- People with hypertension should routinely monitor their blood pressure at home to help manage the disease, three U.S. health non-profits recommend.

DALLAS, May 19 (UPI) -- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn., is the top heart-friendly city and Nashville the least heart-friendly, American Heart Association officials say.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs can increase heart rate and blood pressure so children should have hearts checked, U.S. guidelines say.

DETROIT, March 18 (UPI) -- Doctors treating chest pain in patients who are young or have no obvious heart disease risk factors should ask about cocaine use, a U.S. study recommends.