Heart Trouble May Be a Big Cancer Warning Sign for Men
When doctors diagnose cardiovascular disease, their main concern is usually preventing problems such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
A long-running British study suggests...
How Heart Disease Can Begin in Silence
A person can have dangerously high blood pressure for years and feel perfectly normal.
That is one reason heart disease remains so difficult to prevent:...
One Cup of Vegetables May Help Protect Your Heart
Heart disease remains the world's leading cause of death, claiming millions of lives every year.
Many factors can influence a person's risk, including age, family...
Powerful Cholesterol Drug May Prevent a First Heart Attack
Heart attacks and strokes can appear to happen without warning, but the disease behind them often develops over decades.
Fatty deposits slowly collect inside arteries,...
Heart Attacks Are Falling While Cancer Is Rising
Modern medicine is changing not only how long people live, but also which diseases they are most likely to experience as they grow older.
A...
The Hidden Risks Behind Heart Disease
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, even though many of its major risk factors can be treated or...
Why Cholesterol Drugs Statins Get So Much Hate Online
Statins are some of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the world. Doctors use them mainly to lower LDL cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol,...
Older Diabetes Drugs May Carry Hidden Heart Risks
A large study from Northwestern University has raised new questions about the safety of two older treatments widely used for type 2 diabetes.
The researchers...
Two Common Heart Problems May Share the Same Hidden Cause
Heart failure and atrial fibrillation are two of the most common heart problems, particularly among older people.
Doctors have traditionally treated them as separate diseases...
This Drug May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are much more likely to develop heart disease than those without diabetes.
High blood sugar can damage blood vessels over...