This dental treatment could prevent heart disease, diabetes
A new study from King’s College London has found that getting a successful root canal treatment might do more than just save your tooth—it...
Scientists discover hidden cause of heart attacks—even with normal cholesterol
For many years, doctors have focused on controlling diabetes, lowering blood pressure, and reducing cholesterol to fight heart disease.
Medications like aspirin and statins have...
This mineral could help clean your arteries and protect your heart
Heart disease remains the number one cause of death around the world, and one of the biggest reasons is a slow and silent process...
Many people need much higher vitamin D doses for heart health, study finds
New research from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City is raising big questions about whether today’s Vitamin D recommendations are truly enough to protect...
Daily marijuana use may raise heart failure risk
New research from one of the largest health studies in the United States has found a concerning link between daily marijuana use and a...
New heart pump could save people with untreatable heart failure
Around 64 million people worldwide live with heart failure, a condition where the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently.
Shockingly, half of these people...
Gout drug may lower heart attack and stroke risk
A medicine that has been used for years to treat gout might also help reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
A new Cochrane...
Daily coffee may lower risk of irregular heartbeat by 39%
A new study suggests that drinking coffee every day might help protect your heart from a common condition called atrial fibrillation, or AFib.
This condition...
Scientists find a big hidden cause of heart rhythm disorders
Heart rhythm problems, known as arrhythmias, can be frightening, unpredictable, and sometimes life‑threatening. They happen when the electrical signals that control the heartbeat stop...
The key to preventing heart disease is in the gut
Heart disease is the number one cause of death around the world, killing nearly 20 million people each year.
While many people know that things...