heart disease
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American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Urge Action to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
The American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, together with its…
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Study: Smoking Raises Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease in Blacks
African Americans who smoke appear to be at greater risk for peripheral artery disease, or PAD, new research has found.…
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Heart Problems Still Prevalent: CDC
Although cardiovascular diseases are largely preventable, middle-aged Americans have become at increasingly greater risk.
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WomenHeart Celebrates Heart Disease Heroes, Survivors
In the battle to save the lives of our mothers, daughters and sisters, “WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with…
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Heart Disease Still Deadly for African-American Women
Often thought of as a "man's disease," heart disease stands as the leading cause of death for women in the…
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Medical Professionals Raise Awareness to Heart Valve Disease
February is American Heart Month and many experts in the medical community continue to seek to raise more awareness to…
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‘Go Red For Women’ Promotes Heart Disease Awareness
There was a sea of red dresses backstage at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Feb. 8, as women from all facets…
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Eating to Live: Heart-Healthy Meals Key to Overall Good Health
The number of people diagnosed with heart failure — when the heart is too weak to pump blood throughout the…
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CDC Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases Plaguing Blacks
Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity and diabetes, plus heart disease and stroke, are some of the leading causes of…
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Heart Disease: Is Your Family at Risk?
One in three deaths in the United States can be attributed to cardiovascular disease or problems with the heart’s arteries,…
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