That quiet link between heart disease and cancer deaths just got far more personal, as one group keeps landing in the worst possible place.

The image that comes to mind when a person has a heart attack is that of a person who is either overweight, physically ...

“Measurement of blood lipids could assist with tailoring MHT [menopausal hormone therapy] to the women most likely to benefit,” the authors of the study wrote. The subgroup analyses were exploratory ...

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a new study suggesting abdominal fat may be a better predictor of heart disease risk than body mass index, or BMI, alone.

Share on Pinterest Research shows that a person’s belly fat may be a better predictor of heart disease risk than BMI. ozgurcankaya · E+/Getty A new study reports that the amount of belly fat a person ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PMOS, also known as PCOS, was independently associated with ASCVD risk. The association was only partially ...

Not long after guidelines shifted to considering statin therapy as early as age 30, new research from France suggests there may be no harm in stopping the cholesterol-lowering drugs at age 75 in ...

The size of a person's midsection is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk when compared to their body mass index (BMI) alone, according to a study published in JACC, the flagship journal ...

H1N1 cases are rising in parts of India, putting people with heart disease, diabetes and chronic lung conditions at greater risk of complications ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A study published by the American College of Cardiology found that BMI alone can lead to a misclassification of a person’s cardiovascular disease risk. The study’s authors said ...

Melbourne researchers have created human heart valve tissues from stem cells, providing a powerful new platform to advance ...

With the organoid working to simulate a heart with valves, the researchers had a model they could use to study four types of valve disorders.