Are you a person that does a lot of traveling for work? Did you ever think that the amount of travel you did for work could affect your health?  Employees that travel frequently have higher body mass indexes (BMI), lower HDL (good cholesterol), and higher diastolic pressure.

Being tall may help you reach those plates on the top shelf, but it also means that your blood has to travel further. This can lead to problems with your blood flow. Being tall and obese may raise your risk for several health problems.

High blood pressure is very common among the elderly in the United States. As the population grows older, it becomes more important for people to learn how to control their blood pressure. For this reason, experts have written new guidelines keeping blood pressure down.

It has been shown that exercise is good for your heart. Yet there is a common belief that people need to give their heart some rest after a heart attack. However, getting active after a heart attack can actually be the best choice.

It probably goes without saying that there is never a good time for a heart attack, but it appears that heart attacks are worse if they happen during certain times of the day.

An electrical shock to the heart can be lifesaving for people whose heart has stopped beating. But when the first shock doesn't work, a second shock is needed. A patient's life is at risk if that second shock isn't given quickly. Now, there is a new tool to speed up the time between shocks.

Heart disease patients usually take certain drugs to lower their cholesterol. Researchers found that patients treated for heart disease with surgery were less likely to stay on their cholesterol-lowering drugs, than those patients who were treated only with drugs.

Having too much cholesterol in your blood can raise your risk for some serious health problems. There are drugs for high cholesterol, but they can have lots of side effects. Now, researchers may have found a way to treat high cholesterol without as many side effects.

Diabetes can cause many other health problems. Many of these problems cannot be avoided. In some cases, however, diabetes patients can take steps to protect themselves against certain complications.

People love their coffee. So, when news comes out that drinking too many 'cups of joe ' could be bad for your heart health, some coffee drinkers are naturally disappointed.