Drinking diet soda lowers your daily calorie intake compared to regular soda, but drinking excessive amounts can negatively impact your health. Gulping down diet soft drinks too often could put you at an added risk for a stroke or heart attack.

Fried foods are unlikely to increase the health of your heart, but they might not be the big heart no-no they were once suspected of being.

The common practice of predicting the risk of heart attack and stroke a decade into the future might be giving some patients a false sense of security.

Think twice before you automatically take your daily aspirin dose in a bid to protect against heart disease. In some patients, taking it daily may be more harmful than beneficial.

Obstructive sleep apnea is already known to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems in men, but women appear to be at risk of heart attack if they have sleep apnea as well.

Blood thinner dabigatran ( Pradaxa ), approved in 2010 to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia, is linked to an increased risk of heart attack, a new trial suggests.

Heart attack care for Asian Americans has been lacking. In recent years a new report shows substantial improvements in care have helped level the playing field in ensuring Asians receive adequate care.

The pain may be unbearable after losing a loved one. It also may be dangerous to your health. During the initial days after a close loved one dies, your risk of a heart attack is increased significantly.

Patients aren't always out of the woods after hospital release following a heart attack. Many are readmitted later the same month after complications. Americans may be at a higher risk of readmission as compared to Canadian and European patients.

After a heart attack, therapeutic hypothermia lowers the risk of brain damage, but the procedure is seldom used. Moreover, this procedure saves lives and delivers positive financial results.