A Staircase May Protect Your Heart Health
Taking the stairs instead of the elevator may seem like a tiny decision, but new research suggests it could be linked to a longer...
A Blood Test May Reveal Hidden Heart Risk
Some people develop serious cardiovascular disease even though they appear to be doing everything right.
Their usual cholesterol may be treated, their blood pressure may...
Study Finds a Big Cause of Inflammation after Heart Attack
A heart attack can be treated successfully, blocked arteries can be reopened and standard blood tests can return to normal.
Yet inside the body, part...
This Blood Pressure Check May Reveal Hidden Heart Risk
Blood pressure is one of the most common measurements taken during a medical visit.
It shows how strongly blood pushes against the walls of the...
New Cholesterol Drug Offers a Statin Alternative
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that the body needs to work properly.
It helps build cells and make important hormones, but having too much of...
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...