Got high cholesterol? Consider grabbing a drumstick. Those with high cholesterol may receive an added benefit from eating chicken or turkey -- specifically from consuming a nutrient in dark meat.

Not all stable patients with coronary artery disease will receive an added benefit from initial implantation of a stent to prop open a clogged artery.

High consumption of trans fats such as fried or processed foods may catch up with women later in life. Postmenopausal women who indulge in higher amounts of trans fats appear to be at an increased risk of stroke.

Researchers have long searched for additional methods for protecting the brain from potential damage following a stroke. An experimental stroke drug may lessen the severity of damage.

In order to get your blood pressure under control, your doctor may give you some type of prescription drug. Your risk of developing gout may influence which drug you are prescribed.

An investigational device may help prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke.

Heart transplant patients who are younger and receive organs at experienced hospitals are significantly more likely to survive a decade after transplantation.

Poor lung function may be more than just a symptom of respiratory disease. A new study has shown a link between lung function and the increased risk of heart failure.

Monkees lead singer Davy Jones, best known for fronting a pop group featured in a television series of the same name, has died at the age of 66 of a heart attack.

Heart patients in need of a coronary artery bypass graft to improve blood flow to the heart appear to have the most success when that procedure is combined with the repair of heart valves.