Even light smoking can damage your heart for decades
A major new study shows that even light smoking—just a few cigarettes a day—can greatly raise the risk of heart disease and early death.
The...
These plant-based foods may harm your heart health
with a higher likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases.
Other research has found that diets centered on plant-based foods can lower this risk when those foods...
How thyroid drugs may affect your heart health
Levothyroxine is a common medicine that replaces thyroid hormones in the body. It has been one of the top three most prescribed drugs in...
Why cholesterol drugs can affect your whole body
Doctors often give people cholesterol-lowering medicines to help them stay healthy, especially as they get older. These medicines are known to lower the risk...
How to survive a heart attack if you are alone
Imagine you’re by yourself, maybe at home or out for a walk, when suddenly you feel a tight, heavy pain in your chest.
The pain...
This diabetes drug can prevent heart disease, obesity, and inflammation
Metformin is one of the most widely used medicines for people with type 2 diabetes. It helps control blood sugar and offers many other...
Can a simple mineral help clean clogged arteries?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. One big reason for this is a condition called atherosclerosis.
This is when fatty...
Waist size may predict heart failure better than BMI
A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, suggests that the size of your waist compared to your height could be a better...
Popular sweetener may cause brain and heart diseases
A sweetener that’s often seen as a healthy replacement for sugar might not be as safe as many people think.
New research shared at the...
Why is obesity linked to irregular heart rhythms? Researchers found 1 potential mechanism
Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death.
While many risk...