Could mammograms screen for heart disease?
By screening for breast cancer, mammography has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives. Using the test to also screen for heart disease might...
This popular bladder drug may harm heart and artery health
A recent study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and elsewhere found that a common drug used to treat overactive bladder could increase LDL...
These 3 nutrient supplements could benefit your heart health
Store shelves are filled with nutritional supplements that promise to help with everything from joint pain to lowering cholesterol.
But in a new study, researchers...
Flu prevention strategies beyond getting a shot and washing your hands
It's cold and flu season, and the usual advice is being dispensed:
Get the influenza vaccine, wash your hands regularly and avoid contact with anyone...
Obesity could cause the most common type of irregular heartbeat
Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common type of irregular heartbeat, and it is associated with increased mortality.
Previous research has identified...
Scientists find the cause of artery-damaging inflammation
The Lipid Hypothesis of coronary artery disease suggests that a high level of cholesterol is the cause of atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease.
In a...
Scientists find one cause of some types of blood vessel damage, heart disease
In a new study, researchers have found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage, and heart disease.
They...
For better or for worse, a couple’s heart health can overlap
Tom and Martta Kelly don't need a study to tell them how couples influence one another's health.
Married for 11 years, the West Orange, New...
Apple Watch may help diagnose a heart attack
In a new study, researchers found that an electrocardiogram (ECG) generated by the Apple Watch series 4 or 5 may be used to diagnose...
Heart disease and stroke more dangerous for people with cancer
In a new study, researchers found that more than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart and...