Heart-attack patients who don’t talk to their doctors about when it’s safe to have sex again are likely to see a drop-off in their sex lives, new research suggests. View post: Sex life better among heart patients who consult their docs  Read More →

Swimsuit season brings scores of people who subject themselves to deprivation diets (like the Master Cleanse) or intense exercise regimens, often in blazing hot weather, to look slimmer in revealing clothes. Many unwittingly end up harming their health — and possibly even their hearts. See the original post: How crash diets harm your health  Read More →

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was “feeling good” a day after being hospitalized with chest pains, a source who spoke to Cheney said Tuesday. Read the original post: Cheney had mild heart attack  Read More →

Poets, novelists and songwriters have described it in countless turns of phrase, but at the level of biology, love is all about chemicals. Read more: What your heart and brain are doing when you’re in love  Read More →

In the quest for a healthy heart, can foods fortified with calcium, omega-3s, plant sterols, and other nutrients help? Original post: How Functional Foods May Help Your Heart  Read More →

If Americans cut their salt intake by just half a teaspoon per day, it would produce public health benefits on par with reducing high cholesterol, smoking, or obesity, a new study has found. Original post: Cutting salt intake would boost nation’s health  Read More →

“Not a day or minute goes by where I don’t think about how lucky I am just to be here,” said Christy Farley. Around Christmas time, 24 years ago, Farley’s heart was failing. More: Pediatric heart transplant survivor: ‘I thank God every day’  Read More →

If you’ve just had your first heart attack, doctors will one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy — and that day is closer than you may think. Read more: Stem cell therapies for hearts inching closer to wide use  Read More →

Debra Bader was taking a walk in the woods with her 53-year-old husband one morning when suddenly he collapsed. At first she thought the situation was hopeless. Go here to see the original: In cardiac arrest, think ‘Stayin’ Alive’  Read More →

Elevated blood cholesterol is bad news. Thirty-four million Americans have levels that can increase their risk of all sorts of health problems. But if you think you’ve heard everything you need to know about this waxy fat, there may be a few surprises in store. Here is the original: 10 surprising facts about cholesterol  Read More →