Heart attacks don’t always look the same — and a new study from Mayo Clinic highlights the key differences between how they affect men and women. The most common cause of heart attacks overall is ...

A study of 130 children between the ages of 6 and 11 conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil has identified that obesity alone can cause immediate damage to ...

Millions of adults in their 20s or older have coronary artery disease. But experts say the common condition doesn’t have to be an inevitable part of aging. There are steps you can take to reduce your ...

Optimal health depends on unobstructed blood flow to all our organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow acutely (e.g. heart attacks, strokes) or chronically. Prior columns in this series ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been ...

For generations, wise aunties and grandmothers have advised that the quickest path to the heart is through the stomach. Our elders also encourage us to trust our guts when it comes to matters of the ...