Game-Changing New Report on Sodium Stirs ControversyBeth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
While eating too much salt can be dangerous, taking in too little is perhaps even riskier. The IOM and AHA face off.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
TMAO, a substance found in abundance in the guts of meat eaters, has artery-clogging effects. But is meat the problem?
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Americans are eating less fast food. You can guess what group eats the most.
Read more > Joel Schilling, M.D., Ph.D.
Heart failure is one of the most common and life-threatening conditions in the U.S. What to do when things go from bad to worse.
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Olive oil, nuts, a glass of wine, what's not to love about the Mediterranean diet? It prevents heart attacks, too.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
Tea is a plant food. And much like a serving of fruit or vegetables, it provides important health benefits.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Screening newborns for a variety of conditions saves lives. But finding care can be difficult.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Jet lag and seasonal depression are just two ways our bodies remind us that we have an inner clock that affects our health.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Turning to acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin now and then is fine, but long-term use can damage organs.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Some studies of supplements actually found they increase the risk of death. But it may depend on how you crunch the numbers.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
"Fats" is not just a 4-letter word. It pays to be able to tell the good from the bad.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Stress is a feeling, but it is also a biological response that is both helpful and harmful.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Children are starting to show dangerously high cholesterol, triglycerides and lipid levels. How to prevent life-long damage to young hearts.
Read more >Christopher Kabrhel, M.D.
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially deadly disease, which occur when arteries become blocked, PE is part of a family of diseases that occur when veins become blocked.
Read more >Abbas Ali, M.D.
Hypertension in the Elderly: Too Little, Too LateAbbas Ali, M.D.
Cut down on salt, alcohol and lose weight to help lower your blood pressure.
Read more >Joseph G. Salloum, M.D., Morgan Campbell, M.D., and Richard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D.
Successful carotid artery surgery can reduce the risk of stroke.
Read more >K. Lance Gould, M.D.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more effective than cardiac bypass surgeryfor the treatment of heart disease.
Read more >Robert M. Russell, M.D. and Paolo M. Suter, M.D.
Some people are "salt sensitive." If they increase their salt, they increase their blood pressure.
Read more >Morgan Campbell, M.D.
Aspirin, taken every day (81-325 mg dose), can help prevent a stroke.
Read more >Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
If your doctor says your blood pressure is "a little high," you should betreated with anti-hypertensive drugs.
Read more >Frank A. Laws, M.D., and Richard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D.
A New Way of Looking at AtherosclerosisFelicita Andreotti, M.D., Ph.D., Ignatios Ikonomidis, M.D., Stefano Sdringola, M.D., and Petros Nihoyannopoulos, M.D.
Traumatic Aortic RuptureLynn Schrader, M.D., and Martin J. Carey, M.D.
Car crash victims who have difficulty speaking or swallowing may havea torn aorta, a life-threatening medical emergency.
Read more >Ahmed Syed Ali, M.D., and John E. Morley, M.D.
If you are often sleepy during the daytime, you may have sleep apnea and should see your doctor.
Read more >Susan C. Stewart, M.D.
Two common conditions that can produce chest pain and are frequently confused with angina are esophageal reflux disease and panic attacks.
Read more >Ran Kornowski, M.D., and Martin B. Leon, M.D.
Diet and Heart DiseaseRobert M. Russell, M.D., and Alice H. Lichtenstein, D. Sc.
Current Treatments for Heart AttacksRichard W. Smalling, M.D., Ph.D.
The most common symptom of a heart attack is chest pain; but sometimes,the pain starts in the arm, neck or back.
Read more >Brian M. Go, M.D., and H. Vernon Anderson, M.D.
Calcium antagonists have been found to be very beneficial in preventing heart attacks inpatients with unstable angina who are unable to use beta blockers.
Read more >Eddy Barasch, M.D.
Echocardiography is so sensitive that it can detect mild murmurs not otherwise heard, alerting your doctor to potential problems.
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