Epinephrine (adrenaline) is commonly used along with CPR in resurrecting patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital. However, it does not appear to be contributing to their survival.

Each simple step you take to protect your heart can help you live longer. Efforts such as following a healthy diet, quitting smoking and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can all contribute to longevity.

An English soccer match was halted Saturday after a star soccer player suffered a heart attack during a quarter-final match against Tottenham Hotspur in London. He remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Price tag doesn't always signify the success of a treatment. An expensive surgical procedure designed to prevent recurrent strokes does not appear to be any more effective than simply taking medication.

Feeling irritable and aggressive? It might be what you're eating. A new study suggests that eating higher amounts of trans fats may lead to undesirable adverse behaviors.

Women have another reason to raise their glasses. Moderate alcohol consumption appears to lessen the risk of stroke among women.

Joint pain is not the only thing rheumatoid arthritis patients have to deal with. The disease is linked to a number of other problems, including heart attack and heart failure.

Heart failure may affect affect a similar proportion of men and women, but gender is still influencing the longevity of chronic heart failure patients.

Art lovers may have an advantage when it comes to recovering from a stroke. Stroke survivors with an appreciation for music, painting or theater tend to have a significantly increased quality of life.

Patients who receive coronary stents to prop open blocked arteries are at an added long-term risk of dying if they suffer from depression.