Creating a quit plan and providing tools for ongoing support is more effective than education alone in helping smokers quit.

Recognizing the signs of a genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia adds decades to lives.

Rewards-based programs are much more appealing than deposit-based programs, which require smokers to risk their own money.

One-third of Americans has a cluster of risk factors putting them at increased risk for heart disease and diabetes, based on a review of national surveys from the last decade.

A diet rich in olive oil and nuts may improve brain function and reduce risk for dementia.

Being fit could delay the development of high cholesterol by up to fifteen years.

Study finds patients 65 or older discharged from the hospital as early as 48 hours after angioplasty following a heart attack have similar outcomes as those who stay four-to-five days.

With appropriate follow-up, eligible patients released the same day do just as well as those kept overnight.

Researchers in an almost 4-year study found that angioplasty for patients with chronic blockages made up only 3.8% of the total number of angioplasties performed for stable heart disease.

According to a new study, patients undergoing angioplasty performed by a sleep-deprived doctor fared about the same as those whose doctor was rested.

Study finds that by the age of 17, most obese teens are facing potential heart problems later in life.