The hormones you replace are not as protective as the hormone's you used to naturally produce, Shankar said. In fact, there is some evidence that after menopause, these synthetic hormones can increase ...

Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, ...

Your birthday isn't the only thing that matters. Experts share how to figure out your "heart age" and how to keep it low.

Being aware of preventive heart care and keeping up with personal heart health ensures a person can receive the help they need early.

There is a truth universally acknowledged that kids need sleep, a lot of sleep. Yet, most adolescents fall short of the eight ...

"[People] without a heart condition obviously have a completely normal life, and then something goes wrong, and they start thinking about it … whereas I'm constantly thinking about it.

“We need to start treating our brain with the same amount of respect as we do our heart,” Prof Woodward said ... as the illness they most feared as they age. It will soon overtake cancer and ...

Evidence from epidemiologic studies indicates that the same factors that are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD ... with advancing age but this is offset by greater ...

It doesn't mean that your heart has stopped, but rather that it is less functional and requires treatment to improve the output of blood to the rest of your body. The use of the term "congestive" does ...

The month of February is set aside as American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease and the importance ...