3 ways to eat healthy at the office
Oct 25, 2018
When hunger strikes at the office, it helps to be prepared to keep nutritional goals on the right path.
Heart Disease News
The heart problem this stroke, bypass surgery survivor wasn't expecting
Oct 22, 2018
After a quadruple bypass, aortic valve replacement and stroke, Tom Broussard thought he was on the mend. Then, the new heart valve failed.
Hospital executive saved at the very facility where he toiled for decades
Oct 19, 2018
A Philadelphia health network executive had a heart attack and made his family drive past three hospitals to get him to the only one he trusted – his own.
Why it's so hard to quit smoking
Oct 17, 2018
The science behind nicotine addiction is clear, yet many people still don't realize cigarettes are as hard to quit as cocaine or heroin.
No direct link between preeclampsia and cognitive impairment, study says
Oct 17, 2018
While researchers found no direct association, they suggested that other risk factors common with the pregnancy-related condition preeclampsia could lead to subtle cognitive changes later in life.
After 2 breast cancer diagnoses, survivor learns she needs a new heart
Oct 16, 2018
Toni C. Wild knew hair loss, fatigue and nausea were common side effects of the chemotherapy drugs she needed to treat her breast cancer. She wasn't prepared for heart failure.
Childhood heart health, later adult eye health could predict heart disease
Oct 12, 2018
Having optimal cardiovascular health as a child could predict the health of tiny blood vessels in the eye in adulthood – a finding that could serve as an early marker of heart disease, according to new research.
Boy thrives after 'time bomb' delivery, several surgeries for heart defects
Oct 11, 2018
With their son now thriving after being born with severe heart defects, Colorado family now advocates for more research.
Framingham: The study and the town that changed the health of a generation
Oct 10, 2018
For 70 years, a small town west of Boston has been helping unlock the mysteries of heart disease. The groundbreaking Framingham Heart Study now has logged 15,447 participants and is heading into the future to look at the molecular basis of disease.
Gut bacteria may play role in heart attack recovery
Oct 8, 2018
A new study found that the tiny microbes inside the gut played a role in repairing the hearts of mice after a heart attack.