Heart Health

This antioxidant drug may help prevent heart attacks and strokes

In a new study from the University of Reading, researchers found an antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks...

This cholesterol in body can accurately predict heart attack and stroke

In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that so-called "remnant cholesterol" (RC) provides an accurate stand-alone metric—just as doctors currently use...

Death related to irregular heart rhythm rising among younger adults

In a new study from Northwestern University, researchers found deaths related to atrial fibrillation appear to be on the rise, especially among younger adults. Atrial...

This heart issue could double your risk of kidney failure

In a recent study published in BMJ Open, researchers found patients with gout are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. They...

Cannabis use linked to heart attack risk in these people

In a new study from Unity Health Toronto, researchers found adults younger than 45 years who reported recently using cannabis were 2 times more...

Stressed TV boss ignored the news from his body – a heart attack

Eric Olsen's energy was lacking. His mother thought he sounded tired on the phone. A work colleague noticed he didn't seem like himself. Then he...

Her arm pain wasn’t from skiing – it was a heart attack

Feeling hot, nauseous and in pain after snow skiing in Missouri with her family, 40-year-old Kelly Kleiner tried getting some relief in a restroom...

Her pain seemed muscular. It was actually a heart attack.

After taking her daughter to softball practice, Kelly Sosnowski popped over to the mall to run an errand. Walking inside, she felt a heavy pain...

Mediterranean diet may lower risk of having another heart attack

In a new study from the University of Córdoba, researchers found a Mediterranean diet could help reduce the risk of having another heart attack. Heart...

Scientists find a common cause of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure

Visceral fat—fat stored around the organs in the belly and around the intestines—is known to be associated with a higher risk of developing diabetes...