With summer comes warm weather and swimming. But for some people, knowing how to swim may not be enough to ensure their safety. That's ... Read More
Heart Failure
Never Too Late: Starting Exercise in 70s Can Help the Heart
Here are some numbers that could add up strongly in your favor. If you're in your 70s and get 20 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous ... Read More
After Collapsing at Work, This Single Mom Wound Up With a New Heart
In her late 40s, Alicia Wilson had a hectic schedule. She had a full-time job administering contracts, was a single mom of a busy high ... Read More
MLB Legend Harold Baines Receives Second Chance With New Heart
Nearly 11 months after having life-saving heart and kidney transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, 63-year-old Harold ... Read More
Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause
Health risks tied to obesity are often serious, with new research showing it boosts odds for heart failure among older women, especially ... Read More
3 Devices That Can Help You Get a Restful Night’s Sleep
Insomnia is widespread in heart disease patients and significantly boosts the risk of heart attack, stroke or another major heart event, a ... Read More
Does Cutting Back on Salt Help People With Heart Failure?
If you have heart failure (currently Blacks have the highest incidence and prevalence of heart failure with the worst clinical outcomes), ... Read More
Black Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
If you collapse in a public place from a cardiac arrest, your chances of receiving life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are ... Read More
5 Daily Calorie Burning Activities That Could Help You Lose Weight
You may notice that there are tons of workout plans and fad diets that may or may not work for you. Between the price of a trainer, gym ... Read More
This Test Could Predict Your Chance of Survival After Heart Surgery
About 2 million adults worldwide undergo heart surgery each year, and checking blood levels of a certain protein could help assess their ... Read More
Football Legend & Coach Deion Sanders Has Toes Amputated
Former NFL pro and now celebrated Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders revealed that he had surgery to amputate two toes on his left foot ... Read More
Heart Disease is No. 1 Killer of Women, Do You Know the Risks Factors?
It's been a long-time misconception that heart disease was a man's disease often causing women to be left out of clinical trials. But the ... Read More