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HEART HEALTH December 30, 2016

Debbie Reynolds' death: Can you die of a broken heart?

Actress Debbie Reynolds died from a stroke on Dec. 28, just one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, died from a heart attack, Variety reported .

Health Care December 22, 2016

Nurse credited with saving student who had blood clot near brain stem

A Tennessee school nurse is being credited with saving the life of one of her students after the seventh-grader collapsed in the hallway from a blood clot near his brain stem on Friday, KREM.com reported.

Stroke December 15, 2016

Could vaccines protect kids from stroke, too?

Stroke is rare in children, but the risk of it happening is increased when a child has a cold or the flu, and reduced when kids are fully vaccinated, according to a new study.

Stroke December 15, 2016

Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke

A person's current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.

Stroke December 6, 2016

One drink a day may not always keep the doctor away

It's called "holiday heart" because it happens to binge drinkers who feel a flutter or irregular heartbeat after too many cocktails at parties.

Stroke December 1, 2016

Americans' cholesterol, triglyceride levels continue to fall

- In U.S. adults, levels of fatty substances in the blood have continued to fall over the past few years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Stroke November 30, 2016

Want to delay death? Then swim, dance, or get on court, study shows

Swimming, racquet sports and aerobics are associated with the best odds of staving off death, and in particular of reducing the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, scientists said on Tuesday.

Infertility November 25, 2016

Chronic gum disease tied to risk of erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is more common in men with gum disease, according to a new review of existing studies.

Stroke November 22, 2016

Age of first stroke is getting younger, study finds

NEW ORLEANS — Strokes are striking people in the U.S.

MEDICAL RESEARCH November 18, 2016

CDC: 3 of 5 leading causes of death in US fell from 2010 to 2014

Premature, or preventable, deaths from three of the five leading causes in the United States declined from 2010 to 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced with new data estimates Friday.

High Blood Pressure November 16, 2016

Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure

The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with the burden of the condition shifting from the rich to the poor.