Weight loss, especially in the belly, is key to improved blood vessel function. The improved blood flow was noted regardless of whether the pounds were shed from a low-fat or low-carb diet.

The health of your heart appears to be in part related to your access to healthy foods and safe exercise opportunities within your neighborhood. Those with better neighborhood access to grocery stores or farmer's markets with healthy foods and recreational resources such as parks and walking trails tend to have better cardiovascular health. Locate and utilize neighborhood parks and trails. Erin Unger , study author and medical student at Northwestern University, said that neighborhood factors that can significantly lead to improved heart health include include access to parks an...

Stroke care has improved dramatically over the last two decades. But even with those improvements, the number of patients calling 9-1-1 when they experience stroke symptoms has remained stagnant.

Hispanics have several risk factors for heart failure, but little research has been available regarding Hispanic patients suffering the condition. A new study suggests that when it comes to survival, they may have an advantage.

Are you drawn to drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily? It may not be doing any favors for your heart. A recent study found that men who drink just one sugary beverage a day are at a heightened heart disease risk.

Having a baby classified as small for his or her age might mean more than tiny onesies . It's also an indication that mom should watch out for later developing heart disease.

For patients with clogged arteries requiring coronary bypass surgery, the safest option may be an operation while the heart is stopped.

The obesity epidemic especially afflicts low-income people - who are also less likely to receive good health care. But at least one experimental program offers some positive results.

Treating sleep apnea does more than ensure you get enough good quality sleep. It might also help protect you from getting a heart attack.

Digging into that steak may leave you with more than a full tummy - red meat also appears to be associated with a higher risk of dying, from cancer, heart attack, stroke or in general.