Humans Are Evolving to Hit Puberty Later
Scientists also find genetic variants linked to heart disease and obesity are being weeded out by natural selection.
Children Are Developing Heart Conditions Tied to Aging
Many of these issues go undetected until disaster strikes, at which point it's far too late to reverse the damage.
Hospitals Stop Using Key Heart Drugs After Price Hikes
The use of nitroprusside and isoproterenol dropped by 53 percent and 35 percent over three years, as their prices skyrocketed by factors of ten.
Sleep More, Weigh Less? New Research Says So.
The findings suggest that those with less shut-eye may weigh more.
Clinical Trial: Could a Vaccine Lower Cholesterol?
Scientists have started a clinical trial to see whether a vaccine could reduce high cholesterol, which can lead to heart disease and other complications.
Weekend 'Social Jet Lag' May Cause Heart Disease
Think you're "catching up on sleep"? Think again.
Protect Your Heart With Chocolate
Millions of people in the United States suffer from atrial fibrillation, which causes the atria to beat at a different pace than the heart's two lower chambers.
Being Fat But Fit Doesn't Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Scientists have found the risk of cardiovascular disease is still higher in obese people even if they are "metabolically healthy."
Good News: Eating Cheese Won't Kill You
Scientists analyzed 29 studies representing almost 1 million people and 93,000 deaths.
You Shouldn't Go Gluten-Free Unless You Have To: Study
Doctors say it's not necessarily a healthy choice to adopt the gluten-free diet for no reason.
Amazon Tribe Members May Have World's Healthiest Hearts
The Tsimane were five times less likely to develop hardened arteries compared with people living in the United States.
Sweet Dreams: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
A report from the Global Council on Brain Health urges people to prioritize sleep.
Researchers Find Link Between Arm Size, Heart Disease
The mid-upper arm circumference 'could be a readily available and simple metric' for determining risk in older patients with heart disease.
Is There A Cure For Growing Old?
'I don't feel old. I feel like a young man who has something wrong with him.'
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops, a First Since 1993
Americans born in 2015 saw their life expectancy decrease by a month.
Robert Reich: Big Health Insurers Are Killing Obamacare
The problem isn't Obamacare. It's the private markets for health insurance that create powerful incentives to avoid sick people.
Many Men Don't Want to Talk About Their Health
Ignorance may be bliss; it also means no life-saving digital rectal exam.
Doing Double Time: Chronic Diseases in Prison
The incarcerated are aging rapidly, which means conditions such as heart disease are overwhelming the health care system behind bars.
Mammograms Could Help Detect Heart Disease
The routine screening test for breast cancer may one day aid doctors in preventing heart attacks and strokes in women.
How to Eat Holistically
Purified, raw, local and whole are the essential keys to a proper holistic diet.
Half of Americans Don't Take Their Cholesterol Drugs
Approximately 36 percent of Americans should be on statins or similar drugs, according to the CDC.
Study: Lack of Sleep Linked to Risk Factors for Stroke, Diabetes and Heart Disease
The findings are drawn from two lifestyle surveys that included questions about sleep habits.
That Bird Just Saved My Life: What Animals Can Teach Doctors
Some of the best medicine is being practiced by doctors whose patients aren't human.
Proposed U.S. Dietary Guidelines Are Flawed
A report says the new food and nutrition recommendations up for review do not sufficiently reflect relevant science.
Eastern Europeans Six Times More Likely to Die From Heart Disease Than in West
Inequalities in availability of healthy food and medical treatment contribute to higher mortality in eastern Europe.
Fat Chance: Saturated Fats Have No Link to Heart Disease
The study's author did warn that the findings didn't mean people should gorge on meat and cheese.
FDA Issues Ban on Artificial Trans Fat
Federal health officials will require food manufacturers to remove partially hydrogenated oil from all products within three years.
How Diseases Can Be Linked to Your Month of Birth
New study finds link for 39 diseases with birth month, including nine types of heart disease
Polygamy Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
The study examined the medical histories of 687 men from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Drinking Three Cups of Coffee a Day Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks
The new South Korean report found that as many as five cups of coffee a day were beneficial.