In a heartbreaking incident, a woman fasting for her husband's long life died of a heart attack during Karwa Chauth celebrations in Punjab's Barnala. Asha Rani, 59, was dancing with friends when she ...

Heart disease continues to stand as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the U.S., was responsible for the deaths of nearly ...

No matter how many diseases we come across, heart attacks remain one of the scariest diseases one could encounter in their lifetime. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) – the wide umbrella of heart ...

Your heart rate measures the number of times your heart performs beats in one minute. A normal heart rate at rest should fall between 60 and 100 beats per minute (on the lower side will be better) You ...

The number of heart attack deaths has plummeted in the U.S. over the course of the last half-century. Doctors have tied the remarkable shift to improved detection and more effective treatment for ...

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says. By Jancee Dunn I had a relative who experienced chest pain one afternoon. He brushed it off, and said that he’d sleep on it and that if he still felt ...

Whoever we are, whatever we’re doing, we have a measurable heart rate. It’s a pretty clear sign of being alive. But what should your heart rate be when exercising? When we exercise, our heart rate ...

When the researchers adjusted the data to match thresholds that doctors often use for diagnosis (blood pressure ≥140/90, cholesterol ≥240, glucose ≥126 and current smoking), they found that at least ...

The woman, a doctor, was fit and healthy, but even a small amount of exertion left her out of breath. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. It had been a tough hike, even for the experienced 74-year-old hiker. She ...

Running in zone 2, by definition, should feel easy. And that’s a good thing, considering zone 2 runs make up the majority of any good training plan. These easy efforts serve as the building blocks for ...