Heart Health

Heart failure is a chronic condition characterized by acute exacerbations, or periods of abrupt worsening of symptoms. We look into the 12 common causes of heart failure.

Everyone worries that chest pain is related to the heart and they could be experiencing a heart attack, or myocardial infarction. But what about causes of chest pain not related to heart disease or a heart attack? We look into the 10 common causes of chest pain that don’t have anything to do with the heart.

Your heart is essentially your engine. And as you know, a car without a good engine is really not that efficient, even when the other parts are working fine. Making adjustments to your diet and lifestyle can go a long way in ensuring your engine runs smoothly into your later years. In honor of World […]

Atrial fibrillation, or Afib, is the most common abnormal heartbeat, or arrhythmia. The upper chambers, or atria, of the heart beat very rapidly and out of sync, which results in the quivering, or fibrillation, of the heart walls. We look into the common causes of atrial fibrillation.

There’s good news for people who love foods high in saturated fat: a new study shows that such a diet poses no serious health risk. However, that same study found that a diet high in trans fats is quite dangerous. The study, which was carried out by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, involved […]

Love southern food? Many of us do. But new research shows a diet filled with fried chicken, sweet tea and greens cooked in bacon fat can increase your risk of a heart attack. The study, which was led by University of Alabama epidemiologist James Shikany, involved an examination of dietary data associated with roughly 17,000 […]