Feeling lonely is hard on a woman’s arteries

A new study has linked feeling forlorn to a nearly 80 percent increase in the risk of heart disease — but only in women.

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Fitness risk after 50: Did Jackson do too much?

Too little is known about why Michael Jackson collapsed and died mere weeks before an international comeback tour, but heart specialists say the superstar’s demise offers lessons for middle-aged mortals hoping for revivals of their own.

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It's a real jam: Traffic may trigger heart attacks

The next time you’re trapped in traffic, fuming that your fellow drivers and their fetid vehicles are about to give you a heart attack, here’s another good reason to pull over:

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Girl, 7, has six vital organs removed

A 7-year-old Long Island girl was released from a New York hospital Tuesday, more than a month after surgeons removed six of her vital organs to tackle a life-threatening tumor.

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Killer headache: Migraines hike stroke risk

Beth Leslie had gotten occasional migraines for years. She thought of them as a painful imposition, nothing more.

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Rising risk for obese kids: middle-aged arteries

A glimpse inside the neck arteries of obese children and teens reveals cardiovascular systems more like those of 45-year-olds, researchers said Tuesday.

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Keeping the beat for CPR? Hum 'Stayin' Alive'

Under most circumstances, it's best to keep the beat of the Bee Gees song “Stayin' Alive” out of your head, but heart specialists have come up with one good reason to remember: It could save someone's life.

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'Good Fat' OK for Heart Attack Patients

A Mediterranean-style diet high in olive oil and other "healthy" fats is just as good as the classic American Heart Association low-fat diet for the 8 million Americans who have suffered a heart attack and want to prevent a repeat, new research suggests.

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A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack.

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Doctors say that a new type of heart pump greatly improves survival of people with severe heart failure. It could become the first one of these devices to be widely used as a permanent treatment.

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Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.

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Older people who walk slowly are almost three times more likely to die of heart disease and related causes than older people who walk faster, according to a new study by French scientists.

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A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.

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The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly by gender, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine.

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Contrary to findings from an earlier study, new research suggests that coffee lovers do not face an increased risk of heart failure.

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A growing body of scientific literature touts the benefits of omega-3 supplementation. Studies show that these special fatty acids accumulate in the brain and can aid children with learning disabilities, reduce violence in prison, and even improve everyday mood.

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Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests.

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A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.

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The cardiologist who created The South Beach Diet shares why healthy living is joyful living.

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Fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids may be good for you, but it seems to offer little protection against heart failure, a new study suggests.

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U.S. scientists have grown a piece of heart muscle - and then watched it beat - by using stem cells from a mouse embryo, a big step toward one day repairing damage from heart attacks.

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A major report confirms what health officials have long believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers.

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An ambitious effort aimed at making an entire southern Minnesota city healthier has been called a success by the town's citizens.

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Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, research shows.

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The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors.

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Women who are overweight or obese when they get pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with congenital heart defects, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday.

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Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.

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Smoking bans in public places can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 36 percent, offering fresh proof that the restrictions work, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Sitting in traffic can get your blood boiling temporarily but living near it might raise your risk of high blood pressure long-term, according to a Swedish study.

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A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction patterns cut patients' chances of developing heart failure by 41 percent, new research says.

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Heart patients taking a commonly prescribed cocktail of blood thinners and heartburn drugs may not be at increased risk of heart attacks or other problems, a new study says.

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