Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may spread from person to person
Non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer, and lung disease are now the most common causes of death, accounting for 70% of deaths worldwide.
These diseases...
Fish oil drug could prevent 70,000 heart attacks, strokes every year in U.S.
In a new study, researchers predicted that more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in...
This bad sleep habit may increase heart disease risk
Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night's rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that's always...
Regular tub bathing linked to lower heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that regular tub bathing is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
And the...
Soy-rich foods like tofu may help lower heart disease risk
Eating tofu and other plant-based proteins may have more health benefits than people realize, according to new research.
Foods like tofu that are rich in...
New drug may prevent cancer therapy from damaging the heart
The commonly used chemotherapy drug doxorubicin can damage the heart muscle, in some cases leading to heart failure.
In a new study, researchers found that...
Stress could trigger a second heart attack
Stress can be caused by financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus.
In a...
How to prevent a second heart attack or stroke in the COVID-19 pandemic
As hospitals, health professionals and healthcare systems, governments and leaders work to reduce community spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. and protect the...
Eating more protein could help reduce heart rhythm disorder in women
In a new study, researchers found that women who ate slightly more than the recommended daily amount of protein were significantly less likely to...
Listening to music 30 minutes a day could benefit people with heart attack
In a new study, researchers found that patients who suffered episodes of chest pain soon after a heart attack, known as early post-infarction angina,...