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10 Jul
Eat These 6 Foods to Keep Your Adult Heart Strong

Eat These 6 Foods to Keep Your Adult Heart Strong

Certain foods are key to reducing heart disease risk, so it's important to eat them to stay healthy.

A globally focused study looked at foods commonly considered to be healthy to better understand this.

Consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fa...

03 Apr
Which Diets Really Raise Your Life Span? Two Come Out on Top

Which Diets Really Raise Your Life Span? Two Come Out on Top

People at risk of heart disease could extend their lives by going Mediterranean or low-fat, according to a new analysis of popular diets.

In the world of nutrition and disease, dietary fat is an often confusing subject. And in general, experts say, recent years have seen...

27 Sep
Coffee Might Perk Up Your Heart and Life Span

Coffee Might Perk Up Your Heart and Life Span

Folks who drink two or three cups of coffee daily appear to live longer than people who don't care for the beverage, new resear...

30 Mar
Avocados Do a Heart Good, Study Finds

Avocados Do a Heart Good, Study Finds

Avocado toast has become the favored breakfast of the healthy and fit, and now new research suggests their choice may protect their hearts.

People who ate half an avocado t...

28 Mar
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not

Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not

If you believe an occasional tipple is good for your heart, a new study may make you reconsider the notion.

Some previous research has suggested that

24 Mar
Drink Up!  Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life

Drink Up!  Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life

In yet another finding that highlights the health perks coffee can brew, new studies show that having two to three cups a day not only wakes you up, it's also good for your heart and may help you live longer.

In this largest ever analysis of nearly 383,000 men and women ...

23 Feb
Too Many Americans Are Getting 'Low-Value' Medical Tests, Procedures

Too Many Americans Are Getting 'Low-Value' Medical Tests, Procedures

When your cardiologist orders a test, do you stop to ask why you need it? You probably don't - but perhaps you should, according to a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Too many Americans receive heart tests and treatments that do little good, and more...

21 Feb
Study Finds No Heart Benefit From Veggies. Nutritionists Disagree.

Study Finds No Heart Benefit From Veggies. Nutritionists Disagree.

Eating vegetables may not help protect you against heart disease, according to a new study that's triggered strong reactions from critics.

The analysis of the diets of nearly...

14 Feb
Valentine's Chocolates May Do Your Heart Good - Really

Valentine's Chocolates May Do Your Heart Good - Really

Giving dark chocolate to your sweetheart on Valentine's Day may be a win-win emotionally and physically, an expert suggests.

But it's important to keep any potential health benefits in perspective, noted Lizzy Davis, an assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the Un...

10 Feb
How Healthy Is Your State? New Federal Data Ranks Each

How Healthy Is Your State? New Federal Data Ranks Each

To live healthier and longer in the United States, it helps to have money and education -- and if you live in Hawaii or California, your odds are even better, according to a new government report.

Life expectancy varies dramatically from state to state, health offic...

01 Dec
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke

'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke

If you've had a heart attack or stroke, you might want to avoid ultra-processed foods, new research suggests.

The study found that a high intake of such foods significantly increases the risk of another heart attack or stroke, and it's more likely to be fatal. This was t...

15 Nov
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms

Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms

Your daily cup of joe might be a quick pick-me-up, but it comes with a mixed bag of good and not-so-good effects on your health, a new study reports.

Drinking coffee helps people stay more active, but it also significantly robs some of sleep, researchers say.

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08 Nov
Get Your Dietary Fat From Plants, Cut Your Stroke Risk

Get Your Dietary Fat From Plants, Cut Your Stroke Risk

People who get their dietary fat from olive oil rather than steak may help reduce their risk of suffering a stroke, a preliminary study suggests.

The study, of more than 100,000 health professionals, found that those who favored vegetable oils and other plant foods as th...

06 Sep
Breastfeeding May Strengthen a Baby's Heart

Breastfeeding May Strengthen a Baby's Heart

Breast milk can give preemies' hearts a big boost, a groundbreaking study suggests.

"This study "¦ adds to the already known benefits of breast milk for infants born prematurely," said study leader Dr. Afif El-Khuffash, a clinical professor of pediatrics at the Royal Co...

01 Sep
Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans From Illness: Report

Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans From Illness: Report

Sugar is killing Americans in droves, according to researchers who found that reducing the sweetener in packaged foods and beverages could prevent more than 2 million strokes, heart attacks and cardiac arrests.

Less sugary packaged foods and drinks would also curb nearly...

30 Aug
Change in the Kitchen Could Help Men in the Bedroom

Change in the Kitchen Could Help Men in the Bedroom

The Mediterranean diet can bring many benefits for the human body, including a healthier heart and a sharper brain.

But there's another benefit that might be of particular interest to men.

Following a Mediterranean diet can lower a man's future risk of erectile dys...

27 Aug
Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life

Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life

Heart attack survivors could gain more than seven healthy years of life if they take the right medications and improve their lifestyle, new research estimates.

Unfortunately, studies have found, heart attack survivors rarely get optimal control over their risk factors.

24 Aug
A Little Wine & Certain Foods Could Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy

A Little Wine & Certain Foods Could Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy

An apple and a pear a day may help keep blood pressure under control -- a benefit partly explained by gut bacteria, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that adults who regularly ate certain foods -- apples, pears, berries and red wine -- tended to have lower blood pr...