Low carb or low fat? New study says the key is good carbs and fats
Food fights pitting low-carbohydrate diets against low-fat diets are off the mark when they aim at heart health,…
Review links betel nut addiction to cancer, heart disease, and metabolic risks
Widely used yet often underestimated, betel nut chewing poses significant health risks, and researchers continue to search for…
The only six side effects caused by statins revealed in major study
Side effect myths may have put people off taking the vital medication (Image: Getty) For decades, millions of…
Do statins really cause those side effects? What the data shows
Far fewer people who could benefit from statins actually take the cholesterol-lowering drugs now. Many who start taking…
Hormonal contraceptives show differing heart risks among stressed women
Antonia Seligowski, PhD, of the Neurocardiac Effects of Stress & Trauma Laboratory within the Department of Psychiatry at…
Should You Eat More Or Less Red Meat? A Public Health Expert Explains
Still Life Of Protein Foods. (Photo by Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via…
Ischemic stroke increases expectant mother’s risk for another stroke during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having…
Mapping the early onset of coronary heart disease in men
Men begin developing coronary heart disease – which can lead to heart attacks – years earlier than women,…
Wild Blueberries Show Promise in Fight against Heart Disease and Diabetes
Wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) are North American perennial plants rich in polyphenols, including flavonoids, beneficial to human health.…
Improving survival in people with severe psychiatric disorders
An expert editorial suggests that widely used diabetes and obesity drugs may help close the long-standing mortality gap…
Tips for staying heart-safe during cold weather
While grocery store shelves may be empty, firewood piles filled and cell phones charged, there may be a…
Tracing the decline in American heart disease mortality
Following a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the number of heart disease and stroke…