Podcast: Americans’ Blood Levels of Trans Fats on the Decline Americans' Blood Levels of Trans Fats on the Decline Thanks to a push by public health agencies like the CDC, some Americans are eating less trans fats. That’s good news for heart health, because tra...
Podcast: Drugs for Adult ADHD Safe for the Heart Drugs for Adult ADHD Safe for the Heart Young and middle-aged adults taking drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) don’t seem to have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, ...
Podcast: Healthy Habits May Help Heart and Block Cancer Healthy Habits May Help Heart and Block Cancer Want to prevent both heart disease and cancer? Here’s how: Don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, and control blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Pl...
Podcast: Heart Association Severs 'Link' Between Gum Disease and Heart Disease Heart Association Severs 'Link' Between Gum Disease and Heart Disease A new American Heart Association (AHA) statement debunks a century-old belief that untreated gum disease leads to heart disease o...
Podcast: 'Silent,' Irregular Heartbeat Raises Stroke Risk ‘Silent,’ Irregular Heartbeat Raises Stroke Risk Even when a person has no obvious symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AF) – palpitations or a racing heart – AF may still make a stroke more likely. This...
Podcast: Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Heart Disease Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Heart Disease Men who drink one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage a day have a 20 percent higher risk for heart disease than those who don’t drink any sugar-sweetened b...