American Heart Association

Young Hispanic-Americans could face a future plagued by health risks. What does that mean for their long-term cardiovascular health?

“I’m curious. What has the greatest risk of killing me?”

People who develop so-called stress diabetes after a minor stroke are more likely to suffer another stroke, a new study shows.

Rick and the Arrhythmics recently returned for a long-awaited (by some, at least) encore.

Companies benefit when offering employees programs such as Johnson & Johnson’s Corporate Athlete training.

Obesity rates in America have hit a new high, federal data show.

College student Jillian Marks had a flair for the dramatic. Then she encountered real drama, provided by a word young people don’t expect to hear: stroke.

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Stroke happens F.A.S.T. Learn the warning signs and you may save a life: F(ace drooping), A(rm weakness), S(peech difficulty), T(ime to call 911).