How your job can affect your heart health
Is your job good for your health?
From the factory floor to the phone bank, from the boardroom to the emergency room, it's a complicated...
Eating walnuts every day could lower bad cholesterol, prevent heart disease
In a new study from the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, researchers found adding a fistful of walnuts to your daily diet – no matter...
A heart drug costing less than $2 a day can help treat severe COVID-19
In a new study from Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, researchers found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart disease, is beneficial when...
This combo therapy can cut risk of heart attack and stroke by half
In a new study from McMaster University, researchers found a combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can cut...
These 4 supplements may help prevent heart disease, stroke
Recent studies have shown that several common dietary supplements may help protect against heart disease and stroke.
Omega-3 fish oil
Omega-3s are a family of essential...
This common cholesterol-lowering drug may help you live longer
In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers found the role statins may play for older adults who have not yet experienced a heart...
Being healthy again after heart attack may add more than 7 years to life
In a new study from Amsterdam University, researchers found heart attack survivors could gain more than seven healthy years of life if they take...
Are all saturated fats equally bad for the heart?
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers examined more than 100,000 individuals and found a potential link between eating saturated fat...
These diabetes drugs can lower heart and kidney diseases effectively
In a recent study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, researchers found that two newer types of medications commonly used to treat...
Gum disease linked to heart disease, study confirms
In a new study from the Karolinska Institute, researchers found gum disease is linked to an increased risk of heart disease: the more severe...