A Heart Attack Ended His Marathon Training. Then His Heart Stopped.
Michael Bonnardi was training for his third marathon when his runs began taking more of a toll than usual. Some days, he felt totally...
The Truth About Cholesterol Drugs You Need to Know
Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like substance that your body needs to build healthy cells and make certain hormones.
Your liver makes most of the cholesterol...
Common Blood Thinner May Beat Aspirin for Long-Term Heart Protection
A large new study suggests that clopidogrel, a widely used blood-thinning medicine, may protect people with heart disease better than aspirin over the long...
Common Heart Medicine May Affect Your Sleep, But Not Your Mood
Getting enough sleep is essential for good health. It helps the brain and body recover, supports memory, strengthens the immune system, and lowers the...
Which Exercises Work Best for Different Parts of Metabolic Syndrome
Millions of people have metabolic syndrome without realising it because the condition often develops silently over many years.
Instead of causing one obvious illness, it...
New Imaging Tech Shows How Heart Scars Trigger Dangerous Rhythms
When someone has a heart attack, part of the heart muscle loses its blood supply and becomes damaged. The body repairs this injury by...
Scientists Create New Therapy to Reduce Heart Attack Scarring
Modern medicine has dramatically improved survival after heart attacks by quickly reopening blocked arteries.
However, many survivors later develop heart failure because the healing process...
Is Coffee Bad for Your Heart? Here’s The Latest Science
Love coffee? You’re hardly alone. But what is the caffeine in your mug doing to your heart health?
An American Heart Association scientific statement, recently...
What Causes Blood Clots in the Legs?
Blood clots in the legs are a common and potentially dangerous health problem. Doctors call this condition deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. It happens...
Scientists Say Heart Attacks and Strokes Almost Never Happen Without Warning
A huge international study has found that heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure almost never happen without warning.
The research showed that more than 99%...