Regular heart-friendly habits significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks. Simple changes like walking after meals, ...

Freezing air, constricted blood vessels, and the sudden strain of lifting heavy, wet snow can seriously increase your heart ...

Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...

Large, indulgent meals during holidays or celebrations can raise the risk of heart attacks, especially for people with ...

A low dose of colchicine — a commonly used gout drug — helped reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with ...

New research unveiled at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions highlights emerging strategies to prevent heart ...

“When we look at heart attacks and trace them backwards, most occur in patients in the low or intermediate risk groups,” said ...

Stroke and heart attack are life-threatening conditions that require emergency medical attention, but they differ in the affected organ and symptoms.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Heart attack deaths are more likely during the holidays than any other time of year. The American Heart Association says the week between Christmas and New Year's, is especially ...

Nearly half of people who go on to have a heart attack are classified as low-risk by current calculators, revealing a ...