heart disease

MUNICH, Germany -- Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday.

MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday....

Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.

(University of Leicester) New research led by University of Leicester into why men are more prone to heart disease.

(University of Nottingham) Researchers at the University of Nottingham have been awarded £2.8 million by the Wellcome Trust to develop a new drug that could ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands of heart disease patients who are unable to take beta-blockers.

If you have heart disease, don't count on folic acid pills, with or without vitamin B6 and B12 supplements, to help you cut your cardiovascular risk, a study shows.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones - it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease....

We know what being overweight and obese can contribute to heart disease and heart attacks but does having extra weight around your belly increase your risk of stroke?

Despite their weight, nearly a third of obese people are not at high risk of diabetes or heart disease -- but nearly a quarter of normal-weight people are.

Women who suffer from migraine headaches with aura may be up to three times as likely to develop heart disease than other women, and part of the reason may be in their genes.