High school football player tackles stroke, heart condition
On a morning this past February, 16-year-old Carson Cathey got up, went downstairs and scarfed down a donut and glass of milk.
His father, Patrick,...
These diets helped women with diabetes cut heart attack, stroke risk
Eating patterns similar to the Mediterranean diet and the blood pressure-lowering DASH may help older women with Type 2 diabetes ward off heart attacks,...
This kind of omega-3 fatty acids could improve your heart health
In a recent review study published in eClinical Medicine, researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids can improve heart health.
The study is from Brigham and...
After diabetes, stroke and heart attack, she’s learning to ‘fight smart’
Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis was reviewing paperwork at her office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the headache started.
It grew stronger and stronger and her eyes blurred,...
Fat in milk and cheese linked to lower risk of heart disease
In a new study from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, researchers found that people with higher intakes of dairy fat—measured by levels of fatty acids...
This cholesterol in body can predict stroke, heart attack effectively
In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers found that so-called “remnant cholesterol” (RC) provides an accurate stand-alone metric—just as doctors...
A year of committed exercise in middle age reversed worrisome heart failure
In a new study from Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, researchers found a year of exercise training helped to preserve or increase the youthful elasticity...
Even low levels of air pollution can increase your heart disease risk
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk of stroke and...
A heart attack at 33? No way, she thought
Breanna Alosi and her family were taking it easy on a Sunday afternoon when the 33-year-old mother felt a pain in her upper back.
She...
Nurse misread symptoms of her own heart attack
At her new job as a nurse at a college in St. Louis, Roslyn Harvey spent most of her day sitting at a desk....