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Physical activity reduces heart disease deaths for older adults

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The researchers discovered that moderate- as well as high-levels of physical activity were associated with a decreased risk of heart disease and death from...

Heart-related deaths spike at christmas

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Image Credit: Flickr/Sharon Sinclair Heart-related deaths spike during Christmas, but the effect may have nothing to do with the cold winter season, according to new...

Heart attack risk doubled for people with less education

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Australians who leave school without a school certificate are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as those with a university...

China facing epidemic of heart disease, stroke

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Credit:Flickr/rietje Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred...

Cancer overtakes heart disease as the main cause of death in...

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Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide than anything else, with 17.3 million deaths globally, cancer...

Higher education associated with reduced heart failure risk after myocardial infarction

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Higher education is associated with a reduced risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack, reports a study in more than 70,000 patients...

Stroke largely preventable, global study shows

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Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, says...

Women with migraines have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, mortality

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Women diagnosed with migraines have a slightly increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, and are somewhat more likely...

Shift work unwinds body clocks, leading to more severe strokes

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Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don't work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating...

New study uncovers mechanisms underlying how diabetes damages the heart

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Cardiac complications are the number one cause of death among diabetics. Now a team of scientists has uncovered a molecular mechanism involved in a...

Study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease

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Air pollution monitors were deployed in more than 1,500 locations within the six different metro areas. In addition to air pollution data from state...