Bad toothbrushing habits tied to higher heart risk
Nov 7, 2018
When it comes to heart health, there may be benefits to brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes, a new study suggests.
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Meth use producing younger, harder-to-treat heart failure patients
Nov 6, 2018
As methamphetamine use becomes widespread, doctors need to be on the lookout for a unique form of severe heart failure.
Study: E-cigarettes may damage blood vessels
Nov 5, 2018
New research shows that chemicals in e-cigarettes may harm blood vessels, adding to the growing list of concerns about their safety.
Can you really be scared to death?
Oct 31, 2018
The adrenaline surge that comes with a sudden, stressful event can be fatal, but it will take more than a trick-or-treater to deliver that kind of scare.
Can daylight saving time hurt the heart? Prepare now for spring
Oct 26, 2018
It's safe to "fall back," but when daylight saving time resumes in spring, it will bring an increase in heart attack risk.
The heart problem this stroke, bypass surgery survivor wasn't expecting
Oct 22, 2018
After a quadruple bypass, aortic valve replacement and stroke, Tom Broussard thought he was on the mend. Then, the new heart valve failed.
After 2 breast cancer diagnoses, survivor learns she needs a new heart
Oct 16, 2018
Toni C. Wild knew hair loss, fatigue and nausea were common side effects of the chemotherapy drugs she needed to treat her breast cancer. She wasn't prepared for heart failure.
What happens when lifelong giver becomes recipient? She gives even more.
Oct 15, 2018
Connecticut woman savors fruits of her efforts for herself, husband and son.
Childhood heart health, later adult eye health could predict heart disease
Oct 12, 2018
Having optimal cardiovascular health as a child could predict the health of tiny blood vessels in the eye in adulthood – a finding that could serve as an early marker of heart disease, according to new research.
Framingham: The study and the town that changed the health of a generation
Oct 10, 2018
For 70 years, a small town west of Boston has been helping unlock the mysteries of heart disease. The groundbreaking Framingham Heart Study now has logged 15,447 participants and is heading into the future to look at the molecular basis of disease.