When it comes to deciding which patients should take statins to keep their hearts healthy, the focus may be shifting. Recent guidelines on statin use focused less on cholesterol levels and more on other factors, such as age or a history of diabetes.

A blood pressure medication once considered a threat to women's health may not be as bad as researchers thought.

A bad marriage can be a real heartbreaker. That’s the message from a new study that looked at how marriage affects the development of heart disease over time.

Heart disease is one of the many health issues people with diabetes may face, so it's important to find it early. A new study found that one expensive test may not be better than the usual heart disease screening methods.

Kids learn all sorts of things from their parents including healthy and unhealthy habits, suggest the authors of a new study.

What can improve heart disease patients' mood and outlook? A new study suggests that exercising at home could help the emotional health status of these patients.

NSAIDs are often a go-to treatment for minor aches and pains. But patients with atrial fibrillation may want to have another talk with their doctor about whether these medications are the best option.

An experimental medication called alirocumab might turn out to be more effective at lowering levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol than other alternatives to statins. 

Two procedures often used to treat diabetes patients with heart disease are bypass grafting surgery and angioplasty. Is one better than the other?

Could a mother's weight before pregnancy affect her future child's health? A new study suggests so.