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3 Hours of Exercise Weekly Can Cut Men's Heart Risks
9/11 First Responders May Face Greater Heart Risks
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way to Cut Disease, Death Risk
Abused Girls at Greater Risk for Heart Disease as Adults: Study
ADHD Drugs Don't Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Adherence to Angioplasty/Stent Guidelines Lacking: Study
Adrenaline Therapy for Cardiac Arrest Linked to Worse Outcomes
Adult Children of Stroke Sufferers May Show Signs of Brain Aging, Too
After Stroke, Crossed Legs a Welcome Sign
Aging, Not Menopause, Raises Women's Heart Risks, Study Finds
Air Quality Improving in Many U.S. Cities: Report
Alcohol Affects Left, Right Heart Chambers Differently
Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death
Americans Living Longer, Report Finds
An Apple a Day Really May Keep the Doctor Away
Anemia Could Add to Surgical Risks
Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe at Hospitals Without On-Site Surgery: Review
Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Severe Bleeding With No Benefit
Antioxidants Not Behind Red Wine's Healthy Effect on Heart: Study
Antipsychotic Drugs Might Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study
Any Exercise Benefits Kids' Heart Health: Study
Apnea Treatment Might Reduce Signs of Heart Disease Risk
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Artificial Heart Valve Doesn't Require Open-Heart Surgery
As Heart Failure Worsens, Word Recall May Suffer Too
Asian-Americans More Apt to Die in Hospital After Heart Attacks
Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin for Heart Failure: Study
Aspirin as Good as Plavix for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring More Telling Than Doctor's Office Readings
Autoimmune Woes May Raise Risk for Lung Clots
Avoid Window Seats to Cut Risk for In-Flight Blood Clots: Study
Babies Born With Heart Disease Often Harmed by Gut Bacteria
Bacteria From Mouth Can Lead to Heart Inflammation: Study
Being Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery
Bettering Social Status Lowers High Blood Pressure Risk
Big Drop in Americans' Blood Levels of Trans Fats, CDC Says
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study
Blood Pressure Control in Middle Age Can Lower Lifetime Heart Risk
Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk
Blood Pressure Drug Helps Those With Mild Heart Failure
Blood Pressure Variance Between Arms Points to Heart Risk
Blood Protein Might Signal Death Risk in Elderly
Blood Test May Better Predict Diabetics' Heart Risk: Study
Blood Thinner Xarelto Shows Promise for Heart Patients
Blood Type May Affect Survival After Heart Bypass
Blood Type May Be Associated With Stroke Risk: Study
Both Too Little and Too Much Sleep Bad for the Heart: Study
BPA Exposure May Raise Risk of Heart Disease
Brain Injury Appears to Boost Stroke Risk
Brain Scans Overused on U.S. Stroke Patients, Study Says
Brain Structure Adapts to Arm Injury, Study Says
Breast Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Older Women: Study
Breast Cancer Plus Other Health Issues Linked to Worse Outcomes
Breast Cancer Radiation Linked to Raised Heart Risk
Brilinta Approved for Acute Coronary Syndromes
'Broken Heart Syndrome' May Affect More People Than Thought
Bypass Surgery May Be Better Than Angioplasty for Seniors
Calcified Plaque in Arteries May Be Tied to Stroke, Dementia Risk
California's Rural Elderly Have High Rates of Chronic Illness
Can Removing Tonsils, Appendix Boost Early Heart Attack Risk?
Can Statins Prevent Parkinson's Disease?
Can Walking Speed, Hand Grip in Middle Age Predict Dementia Risk?
Cancer Diagnosis May Raise Odds for Suicide, Heart Attack Death
Car, TV Ownership Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack
Cardiac Cocktail Delivered by Paramedics May Save Lives
Cardiac Rehab May Cut Risk Factors After Mini-Stroke
Cardiac Rehab May Help Heart Patients Live Longer
Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study
Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Certain After-Stroke Treatments May Boost Outcome
Certain Antidepressants With Blood Thinners May Pose Risk for Heart Patients
Certain Birth Control Pills May Carry Higher Blood Clot Risk: FDA
Certain Painkillers May Raise Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack: Study
Certain Risk Factors Could Spur Heart Failure in Normal-Weight People
Chewing Khat Raises Heart Disease, Death Risk: Study
Childhood Depression, Anxiety Tied to Pain in Adulthood
Childless Men May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
Children With Kidney Disease Face Many Health Woes
Children's Chest Pain Rarely Cause for Alarm: Study
Children's HIV Drugs May Cause High Cholesterol
Chocolate a Sweet Remedy for Many Ills?
Chocolate Could Be Sweet Defense Against Stroke
Cholesterol Deposits Around Eyes Linked to Heart Risk
Cholesterol Levels Vary Widely by Country: Study
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Safe for Long-Term Use, Study Finds
Circulatory Disorder Not Studied Enough in Women, Experts Say
Citrus Fruits May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Class of Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risk in Older Diabetics
Climate Change Could Be Tough on Seniors' Health: Study
Clogged Arteries Might Raise Risk of Dementia, Experts Warn
Clogged Arteries Pose Different Dangers for Men, Women: Study
Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
Clot-Busting Drug May Work for Those Who Have Strokes While Asleep
Cocaine-Related Heart Damage May Be 'Silent'
Cold Air May Raise Heart-Attack Risk During Exercise
Combining Heart Valve Repair With Bypass May Be Worthwhile
Combo of Paxil, Pravachol May Raise Blood Sugar
Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: Study
Common Heart Dysfunction Can Help Bring on Heart Failure
Community Hospitals Safe for Angioplasty: Study
Controversial Cholesterol Drug Might Lower Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics
Cooked Right, Fish Can Help a Woman's Heart
Coordinated Cooling Effort After Cardiac Arrest Can Improve Outcomes
Could a Statin Lower Your Risk for Depression?
Could Discrimination Help Trigger Illness in Blacks?
Could HPV Raise Women's Risk for Heart Disease?
Could Lots of Chocolate Lower Your Heart Risk?
Could Menthol Cigarettes Pose Even Higher Stroke Risk?
Could Statins Help Prevent Pneumonia?
CPAP Therapy Most Effective for Sleep Apnea, Experts Say
CT Heart Scans No Benefit to Patients Without Symptoms
CT Scans Can Spot Heart Trouble Fast
Daily Four-Drug Combo Pill Halves Heart Disease Risk: Study
Dark Chocolate May Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Defibrillator Implantation May Be Riskier for Underweight Patients
Delays in Hospital Transfers for Heart Attack Patients May Raise Death Risk
Dementia May Impede Stroke Recovery
Depressed Women Could Face Raised Risk of Stroke
Depression Could Worsen Mental Decline in Heart Patients
Depression Linked to Higher Odds for Poor Leg Circulation
Depression Often Follows Stroke, But Treatment Lacking
Depression Tied to Earlier Death in Heart Patients
Depression Tied to Higher Risk for Stroke
Device Approved to Remedy Abdominal Aneurysms
Diabetic Girls May Have Heart Risk Factors
Diabetics May Be at Greater Risk for Second Stroke
Does Psoriasis Thwart the Benefits of 'Good' Cholesterol?
Donated Pacemakers From U.S. Safely Reused in India: Study
Doubt Cast on Use of Genetic Test Before Plavix
Drinking Patterns Affect Heart Health, Mouse Study Finds
Drug-Coated Balloons Open Arteries Blocked by Narrowed Stents
Early Talk Therapy May Help Stroke Patients Bounce Back
Earthquakes Put Millions of Lives, Major Cities at Risk
Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study
EKG Heart Test May Predict Risk in Older Adults
EKG Testing May Spot Fatal Heart Conditions in Children
Endovascular Graft Approved for Tears of Aorta
Environmental Toxins Linked to Hardening of Arteries
ER Visits for Energy-Drink Ills Soar in U.S.
Erectile Dysfunction May Be Linked With Cardiovascular Trouble
Estrogen-Only Therapy May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Even a Little Exercise Helps the Heart, Study Finds
Even a Little Exercise Helps the Heart, Study Finds
Even Slightly Higher Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk
Even When Silent, Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Stroke Risk
Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC
Exercise May Help Patients With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
Exercise May Protect the Brain From 'Silent Strokes'
Experimental Blood Thinner Given Before Surgery Shows Benefit
Experimental Drug for Irregular Heart Rhythm Raises Death Risk: Study
Experimental Drug Might Beat Aspirin in Preventing Repeat Strokes: Study
Experts Point Out Signs of Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Experts Recommend Cardiac Screening for College Athletes
Experts Say Cholesterol Screenings Should Start in Childhood
Experts Say Stroke Care Differs for U.S. Minorities
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
'Fake Marijuana' May Trigger Heart Trouble in Teens
Family Heart Disease Risk Linked to Genes, Not Lifestyle
Family History May Predict Heart Attack More Than Stroke
Family Tree May Aid Treatment of Inherited Heart Disorders
Faster Transition From CPR to Defibrillator May Save Lives
Fatty Liver Disease Doesn't Affect Survival, Study Finds
Fatty Meals Could Trigger Inflammation for Diabetics
FDA Adds Safety Warnings to Statins
FDA Advisers Back Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa
FDA Approves Blood Thinner Brilinta for Heart Patients
FDA Approves First Combo Drug for Diabetes, Cholesterol
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA Mulls Expanding Patients' Access to Certain Drugs
FDA OKs Heart Valve That Does Not Require Open-Heart Surgery
FDA Panel Cites Clot Risk From Contraceptive Patch
FDA Panels to Weigh Safety of Newer Forms of the 'Pill'
FDA to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia From Pharmacy Shelves
FDA Urges Reduced Doses for Anemia Drugs
FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again
Fear of Dying During Heart Attack May Make Matters Worse
Few Anesthesiologists Monitor Key Heart Signal
Fewer Disease Risk Factors Yet More Fatal Heart Attacks
Fewer Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, U.S. Study Finds
First Bedside Gene Test Shows Promise
First Generic Lipitor Approved
Fish May Cut Threat of Heart Disease in Young Women
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fitness May Lower Death Risk Even Without Weight Loss
Following Heart-Healthy Behaviors May Lengthen Your Life
Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds
Gene Mutation Helps Clear Fats From Blood, Study Finds
Gene Study Sheds Light on Often Fatal Heart Condition
Gene Variant May Raise Death Risk After Heart Bypass
Gene Variation May Explain Some Female Infertility Cases
Generic, Brand-Name Heart Drugs Seem to Have Same Effect on Thyroid
Genes Could Highlight Plavix Users at Clot Risk After Stent
Genetic Tweak Helps Mice Avoid Cancer, Obesity: Study
Giving Birth to Small Babies Linked to Heart Disease in Moms: Study
Global Toll of 'Non-Communicable Diseases' -- $47 Trillion by 2030
Greater Exercise Intensity May Add Years to Life
Grief Is a Real Heartbreaker, Study Finds
Half of Stroke Victims Don't Call 911, Research Shows
Handheld Metal Detectors Don't Seem to Affect Pacemakers: Study
Health Tip: Fears and Phobias
Health Tip: How to Lower Your Risk of Stroke
Health Tip: Improving Your Cholesterol
Health Tip: Insufficient Sleep Can Be Dangerous
Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
Health Tip: Manage Stress
Health Tip: Managing Diabetic Heart Disease
Health Tip: Metabolic Syndrome Raises Chance of Cardiovascular Disease
Health Tip: Parenting a Child With a Heart Defect
Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Health Tip: Protect Your Heart
Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease
Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Atherosclerosis
Health Tip: Smoking Strains the Heart
Health Tip: Spot the Symptoms of Heart Attack
Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Manage Angina
Health Tip: The Dangers of Having High Cholesterol
Health Tip: Undergoing Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Why Do I Have High Cholesterol?
Healthy Diet May Counteract Heart Disease Gene
Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer
Healthy Lifestyle May Ward Off Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
Healthy Weight Loss May Also Cut Your Cancer Risk
Heart Attack Damage Not Reduced by Adding Balloon Pump to Angioplasty
Heart Attack Severity May Depend on Time of Day
Heart Attack Survival Varies Widely Among Hospitals, Study Finds
Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted
Heart Defect Seems to Pose Low Risk of Aorta Tear
Heart Devices Like Pacemakers Linked to Infections
Heart Disease May Pose Problems in Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Heart Disease May Be Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer
Heart Disease Prevention May Save Billions Annually in U.S.
Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons
Heart Experts Make Boosting Bystander CPR a Priority
Heart Failure Care Influenced by Insurance Coverage
Heart Failure Patients Urged to Discuss Care With Docs
Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein
Heart Failure, Osteoporosis Go 'Hand-in-Hand': Researchers
Heart Patients Using Vitamins May Take Meds Improperly
Heart Screenings Yield More False-Positives Among Black Athletes
Heart Stress Test Likelier When Doctor Owns Equipment: Study
Heart Test Spots Sudden Death Risk in Young Athletes
Heat-Linked Illnesses Strike Thousands Each Year: Report
Heavier Baby Girls at Higher Risk for Diabetes, Heart Woes as Adults
Here Are Fruits, Veggies That Offer Best Bang for Your Buck
High Blood Pressure May Be Especially Lethal for Blacks
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You
High Doses of Statins Tied to Less Arterial Plaque in Study
High-Dose Statins May Increase Diabetes Risk
Higher Hospital Admissions Equal Higher Readmissions: Study
Hispanic Americans Born Outside Country Have Fewer Strokes
Hormonal Changes May Trigger Migraines in Some Women
Hormone Drugs Might Not Raise Heart-Related Deaths in Prostate Patients
Hospital Delays Tied to Racial Divide in Heart Attack Care
Hospitals in U.S. Territories Have Higher Death Rates: Study
Hospitals Ranked for Emergency Medicine Quality
Hospitals Vary Widely in Rate of Heart Procedures: Study
How Much Salt Is Best for the Heart?
HRT May Reduce Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Human Stem Cells Used to Fix Damaged Mouse Heart
Hypertension in Young Adulthood May Mean Trouble Later On
Illegal Silicone Buttock Injections Can Be Deadly: Experts
Impaired Heart Function Seen in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes
Implantable Device May Ease Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
In Some Brain Bleeds, Patients Do Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Infections Among Those With Heart Devices Has Doubled: Study
Infections Might Raise Stroke Risk in Children: Study
Inflammation From Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Heart Disease
Inflammation Might Play Role in Heart Disease: Study
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Op Blood Clots
Injectable Psoriasis Drugs May Not Hike Heart Risks: Study
Insomnia Might Boost Heart Attack Risk
Insulin Resistance May Lead to Kidney Disease in the Elderly: Study
Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Raised Death Risk in Women
Irregular Heartbeat May Predict Mental Decline in Some
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Female Hormone Disorder Tied to Familial Heart Risk?
Jump in Resting Heart Rate Might Signal Higher Death Risk
Juvisync Approved for Type 2 Diabetics With High Cholesterol
Kidney Donors May Not Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
Kids Who Need Heart Surgery May Fare Better at Busier Hospitals
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels Seem to Help Dialysis Patients
Lack of Sunlight May Raise Stroke Risk
Lasers Safe for Removal of Pacemaker Wires in Elderly: Study
'LeGoo' Vessel Plug Approved for Vascular Surgery
Lengthy Hospital Transfers May Hamper Heart Attack Care
Less Heart Disease Among Women in Wealthier States: Study
Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Light or Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Stroke Risk in Women
Lightheadedness Upon Standing Could Signal Heart Risk
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
Longer CPR Backfires for Certain Heart Patients: Study
Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday
Low 'Bad' Cholesterol Levels May Be Linked to Cancer Risk
Low Vitamin D May Increase Stroke, Heart Attack Risk in Women
Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study
Low-Carb, High-Fat Diets May Not Pose Risk to Arteries
Low-Carb, Low-Fat Diets May Each Help the Heart
Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent First Heart Attack or Stroke? Not So Fast
Low-Dose Daily Aspirin Enough to Help Heart Attack Patients: Study
Low-Fat Dairy Linked to Lower Stroke Risk
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Might Help Some Stroke Patients
Male Heart Disease May Be Linked to Mom's Lifetime Nutrition
Many Americans Ambivalent Over Laws Aimed at Healthy Living
Many Heart Patients Anemic After Too Many Blood Tests in Hospital
Many Hispanics Don't Call an Ambulance For Stroke: Study
Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study
Many Using Free Preventive Screenings Tied to Health Care Reform
Many With Irregular Heartbeat Unaware of Raised Stroke Risk
Many Women Having a Heart Attack Don't Have Chest Pain
Many Young Adults Unaware They're Developing Heart Disease
Marathoners at Slim Risk of Cardiac Arrest
Marathons May Damage Part of Heart: Study
Marriage May Do a Heart Good for Bypass Surgery
Married Heart Surgery Patients Live Longer
Married Men Seek Help for Stroke Sooner Than Their Wives
Married Men Seem to Seek Help for Heart Attacks Sooner
Medical Groups Update Heart, Blood Pressure Care Guidelines
Mediterranean Diet Might Be Healthier for Brain
Meds Better Than Stent for Preventing Second Stroke: Study
Medtronic Stent Approved to Treat Coronary Artery Disease
Men's Waistlines Could Be Key to Health
Mental Illness Linked to Greater Risk of Death After Heart Attack
Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Physical Problems: Report
Merck to Pay $950M to Settle Probe of Vioxx Marketing
Mild Strokes May Have Hidden Effects
Millions Don't Get Meds for Serious Artery Disease: Study
'Mini-Strokes' Linked to Earlier Deaths
Mobile Stroke Units Might Trim Time to Treatment
Moderate Drinking Might Help Men Live Longer After Heart Attack
More Doubt on Link Between a Blood Chemical and Heart Disease
More Evidence Shows Newer Forms of 'Pill' Raise Clot Risk, FDA Says
More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free
More Neurology Residents Using Clot-Busting Drug for Stroke
More Olive Oil in Diet Could Cut Stroke Risk: Study
More People Need Training in Lifesaving Epinephrine Use, Advocates Say
More Smog Might Mean More Hospitalizations
More Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug But Barriers Remain
More Than 200,000 Suffer Cardiac Arrest in Hospitals Annually
Most Heart Attack Patients Who Need Angioplasty Quickly Get It: Study
MRI Safe With More Recent Defibrillators, Pacemakers: Study
Muscle Training May Benefit Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Narcissism Especially Bad for Men's Health, Study Says
Narrowed Artery Condition Often Goes Undiagnosed: Study
'Nerve Snip' Might Ease Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat
New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study
New Blood Test May Predict Heart Attack
New Blood Test May Rule Out Heart Attacks More Quickly
New Blood Thinner Beats Plavix When Paired With Low-Dose Aspirin
New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk
New Blood Thinner May Outperform Warfarin for Irregular Heartbeat
New Blood Thinner May Prevent Blood Clots During Cancer Treatment
New Bypass Surgery for Stroke Riskier Than Drug Treatment
New Drug Bests Standard Treatment for Certain Strokes
New Drug Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol in Study Patients
New Drug May Put the Squeeze on Heart Failure
New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Heart Disease
New Guidelines Seek to Prevent Sudden Death in Young Athletes
New Guidelines Urge Cholesterol Check for All Kids Ages 9 to 11
New Injection Might Lower Tough-to-Treat Cholesterol
New Research Questions Wisdom of Cutting Down on Salt
New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke Outcome
New Techniques May Improve Infant Heart Surgery
New U.S. Health Initiative Highlights Disease Prevention
Newer Contraceptive Pills Could Raise Clot Risk, FDA Warns
Newly Found Gene Mutations May Aid Heart Treatments
No Benefit From Niacin for Heart Patients in Study
No Cancer Benefit From Vitamin B, Omega-3 Supplements in Heart Patients
No Proof That Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease, Experts Say
Ob/Gyn Visit a Good Time to Screen for Heart Disease: Study
Obese Patients May Benefit the Most From Surgery for Irregular Heartbeat
Obesity a Major Cause of Early Death in Women: Study
Obesity Continues to Balloon in U.S. and U.K.: Study
Obesity's Health Costs Double Earlier Estimates
Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heart Patients With Stents
Omega-3 Supplements No Help Against Repeat Heart Trouble: Review
One-Third of Severe Heart Attack Patients Have Treatment Delays
Optimal Heart Health Starts Early: Study
Optimism May Lower Stroke Risk
Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack
Overnight Stay May Not Be Necessary for Stenting: Study
Pacemakers, Defibrillators Sources of Deadly Infections: Study
Painful Gout Afflicting More Americans: Study
Painkillers May Raise Risk of Dangerous Heart Flutter
Patches, Counseling, Persistence Can Help Smokers Quit
Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
Physical Activity Levels Linked to Employment Status
Physically Demanding Work Raises Heart Risk in Unfit Men: Study
Pneumonia Most Common Infection After Heart Surgery
Poor Lifestyles Harming U.S. Heart Health: Report
Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in Study
Poorer Countries Have Higher Rates of Stroke, Study Finds
Popular Antidepressants Not Always Best Choice for Seniors
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says
Post-Heart Attack Exercise May Depend on Where You Live
Post-Stroke Speech Problems Inflate Cost of Treatment
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Potatoes May Be Good for the Heart After All, Study Says
Predicting Who Will -- and Won't -- Survive a Heart Attack
Pregnancy Complications May Predict Heart Trouble Later
Prescription Meds Can Put on Unwanted Pounds
Procedure May Lower Complications After Leg Clots
Program Shrinks Time-to-Treatment for Heart Attack: Study
Protecting Heart May Improve Erectile Dysfunction
Psoriasis Patients May Face Higher Heart Risk
Psoriasis, High Blood Pressure May Be Linked
Python Findings Shed Light on Human Heart Health
Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems
Race, Location Big Factors in American Diets
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Rate of Statin-Linked Muscle Woes Unclear, Study Suggests
Red Meat Can Be Unhealthy, Study Suggests
Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Researchers Repair Damage Caused by Heart Attacks in Mice
Restless Legs Syndrome May Boost Blood Pressure
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder
Right Side of Heart Linked to Lung Diseases, Study Finds
Robotic Therapy May Help Some Stroke Survivors Walk
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
Rural Stroke Victims May Benefit From 'Virtual' Care
Rx for Heart Patients: Healthier Living, Medication
Satisfaction With Life Seems Good for the Heart
Scans of Egyptian Mummies Show Heart Disease Was Ancient Malady
Scientists Discover 'Ultra-Bad' Cholesterol
Scientists ID More Genes Linked to Heart Disease
Scientists Spot How Cox-2 Painkillers Raise Heart Risks
Scientists Use Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on the Mind
Screening Alone Not Enough to Prevent Sudden Death in College Athletes
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Selenium Supplements Might Give Modest Benefit Against Cholesterol
Self-Monitoring of Blood Thinner May Halve Clot Risk
Seniors Stop Taking Heart Drugs In Medicare 'Donut Hole'
Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Sex OK for Many Heart Patients, Docs Say
Shift Workers Show Rise in Stress Hormone
Shock Fear May Curb Sex for People With Heart Devices
Shot Might One Day Help Lower Cholesterol
Showing Patients Images of Their Clogged Arteries a Powerful Wake-Up Call
Sibling Had a Stroke? Your Risk Might Rise, Too
Sickle Cell Disease Tied to 'Silent Strokes' in Children
'Silent Strokes' Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly: Study
Singing May Help Some Stroke Victims Regain Speech
Single Reading Can't Gauge Blood Pressure Control: Study
Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Disorders in Study
Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to 'Silent' Strokes, Study Finds
Sleep Disorder Linked to Heart Rhythm Problems
Sleepy Teens More Prone to Weight Gain: Study
Slower Walking Speed Linked to Surgical Risk in Elderly
Small Study Suggests Milk, Soy Proteins Lower Blood Pressure Modestly
Small, Rural Hospitals Provide a Lower Quality of Care: Study
Smart Food Choices Key to a Healthy Barbeque
Smog May Harm Women's Brains: Study
Smokers Have Heart Attacks Earlier Than Nonsmokers
Smoking After Heart Attack Raises Risk of Dying
Smoking Harder on Women's Arteries Than Men's, Scans Show
Smoking Linked to Raised Risk of Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds
Smoking May Double Risk for Stroke
Smoking, Prostate Cancer a Deadly Mix
Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix Linked to Heart Problems
Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study
Soluble Fiber Appears Key to Trimming 'Bad Fat'
Some Ethnic Groups More Vulnerable to Dangerous Fat
Some Holiday Traditions Have Health Consequences: Expert
Some Smokers More Likely to Quit After Stroke Than Others
Some Stroke Survivors Can't Recognize Fear, Anger in Others
Specialized Stroke Centers Deliver on the Weekends
Speech Therapy Key to Stroke Rehab, But Many Miss Out
Spinal Surgery Riskier for Certain Patients, Study Finds
Spouses of Cancer Patients May Have Raised Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
Starvation in Youth Linked to Heart Risk in Adulthood
Statin Alternative Looks Promising in Early Trials
Statins Cost Four Times More in U.S. Than in U.K.
Statins Don't Raise Risk of Brain Bleeds After Stroke: Study
Statins Don't Seem to Raise Cancer Risk
Statins Equally Effective in Women and Men
Statins May Boost Diabetes Risk in Older Women
Statins May Help Heart in Some Young Stroke Patients
Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke, Studies Say
Stem Cell Treatment Might Reverse Heart Attack Damage
Stem Cells Show Promise in Healing Damaged Hearts
Stem-Cell Trial Failed to Treat Heart Failure
Stenting, Surgery Appear Comparable for Opening Neck Artery
Stents No Better Than Medicine for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Steps Outlined to Screen All Newborns for Heart Defects
Stopping Blood Thinners Raises Stroke Risk for Patients With Irregular Heartbeat
Stopping Daily Aspirin Boosts Heart Attack Risk: Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Ups Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Stress May Be Tougher on Women's Hearts Than Men's: Study
Stroke Can Impact a Child's Language, Hand-Eye Coordination
Stroke Patients May Regain Function Just as Easily at Home
Stroke Patients With Delirium Have Worse Prognosis
Stroke Risk Rises With Duration of Type 2 Diabetes: Study
Strokes Rising Among Teens, Young Adults: CDC
Strutting the Catwalk in Red, Stars Promote 'The Heart Truth'
Study Challenges Potassium Guidelines for Heart Attack Patients
Study Explores Fish Oil's Healthy Effect on Heart
Study Finds Almost 1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure
Study Finds Aspirin Still Best at Preventing 2nd Stroke
Study Finds Direct Link Between Obesity, Heart Disease
Study Finds Gene Behind Inherited Cases of Enlarged Heart
Study Finds Heart Failure Drug Ineffective
Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes
Study Finds Link Between Low IQ, Large Waistline
Study Finds Most Urgent Angioplasties Warranted
Study Hints at Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly for Blacks
Study Links 'Body Clock' to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Looks at Stroke Risks in Teen Football Players
Study Pinpoints New Abnormality in 'Athlete's Heart'
Study Pits New Blood Thinner Against Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat
Study Sees Link Between Psoriasis, Obesity in Kids
Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System
Study Supports CPR Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest
Study Ties Blood Markers to Death Risk in Heart Failure
Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It
Sudden Cardiac Arrest More Common in Poorer Neighborhoods
Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Pose Heart Risks to Women, Study Suggests
Sugary Drinks Can Be Hard on Heart: Study
Surgeon Experience Matters in Neck Artery Procedure: Study
Surgery May Boost Survival With Dangerous Heart Condition
Survival After Cardiac Arrest in ICU May Depend on Cause
Survival of Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients May Vary by Ethnicity
Survivors of Brain Hemorrhage May Experience PTSD
Taking Blood Pressure Meds at Bedtime May Be Better
Tasers Can Trigger Fatal Heart Trouble, Study Says
Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart Failure
That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
Thyroid Condition Linked to Heart Problems: Study
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Too Few Doctors Screen Young Athletes for Hidden Heart Trouble
Too Much Fructose Sweetener Tied to Heart Risks in Teens
Too Much TV Raises Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Death
Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart
Traffic Pollution May Raise Short-Term Heart Attack Risk
Trans Fats May Raise Stroke Risk in Older Women
Treating High Blood Pressure May Add Years to Life
Treating Prehypertension Lowers Stroke Risk: Study
Treatment Advances Improve the Odds for Heart Failure Patients
Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients
Two-Day Dialysis Interval Could Pose Danger: Study
U.N. Summit Seeks to Tame 'Non-Communicable Diseases'
U.S. 'Stroke Belt' May Also Be 'Sepsis Belt'
U.S. Diet Still Has Too Much Salt, CDC Warns
U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
U.S. Health Officials Urge Lifestyle Changes to Cut Stroke Risk
U.S. Heart Attack Patients Readmitted Most Often: Study
U.S. Heart Disease Rates Keep Falling: CDC
U.S. Offers Health-Care Pamphlets in Spanish
U.S. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes
U.S. Southeast 'Stroke Belt' Also Shows Higher Rates of Cognitive Decline
U.S. Underestimates Long-Term Costs of Obesity, Experts Say
Ultrasound May Determine Heart Attack Risk in HIV Patients
Ultrasound of Neck Arteries May Help Gauge Stroke Risk
'Upper Normal' Blood Pressure Linked to Heart Risk in Men
Veggies, Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Viagra May Help Children With Rare Blood Pressure Disorder
Vitamin D Helps Bone Health Only With Calcium: Report
Vitamin D May Not Boost Heart Health in Kidney Patients
Vitamin E Supplements Don't Affect Heart Failure Risk: Study
Vytorin Lowers Heart Disease Risk in Large Study of Kidney Patients
Wanted: Female Nurses for Large, Ongoing Study
Warfarin Helps Cut Stroke Risk, Researchers Report
Warning Signs for Health Problems Seen in Young Adults Born Prematurely
Weight Loss in Heavy, Obese Women Boosts Vitamin D Levels
Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Inflammation, Disease Risk
What Causes Hot Flashes, Anyway?
When Mom-to-Be's Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects Rises
When Paramedics Suspect Stroke, They're Usually Right
Why Stress Might Make You Sick
Widely Used Heart Drugs Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes
Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates
Witnessing, Experiencing Traumatic Events May Worsen Heart Disease
Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
Women Marathon Runners Have Less Artery Plaque: Study
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than Men
Women More Prone to 'Broken Heart' Syndrome: Study
Women No More Likely to Die After Angioplasty
Women Suffer From Sleep Apnea, Raised Heart Risks, Too
Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health
Women With Heart Failure Treated as Well as Men: Study
Women, Younger Men Under-Treated Before Heart Attack: Study
Worrying Too Much Might Raise Your Risk for Stroke
Xarelto Approved to Prevent Stroke in People With Abnormal Heartbeat
You Survived Cancer: Now Pay Attention to Your Overall Health
Younger Docs More Likely to Prescribe Drugs for Heart Disease: Study
Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your Heart Health