Heart attacks are the number one killer in the United States followed by strokes as the third leading cause of death. The major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are age, male sex, smoking, high blood pressure, family history, abnormal cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and inactivity. So what can we do to decrease our risk?

Gastroesophageal Reflux is a rather prevalent condition, affecting one in five American adults on a regular basis. It occurs when the muscle at the lower end of the esophagus is ineffective in keeping stomach acid from going backwards (refluxing) into the esophagus.

The prevalence of heart disease in women has been receiving a lot of attention recently for good reasons. Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in women in the United States, and over 500,000 women will experience a heart attack this year. Forty percent will be fatal, with half dying before they reach a hospital.

According to survey findings presented at the June 17, 2002 American Diabetes Association's 62nd Annual Scientific Sessions, physicians believe that having diabetes is the highest risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Exercise may prevent heart and blood vessel damage caused by diabetes and high blood pressure, researchers said in a report released Tuesday, October 1, 2002.

Many chronic diseases besides type two diabetes are related to insulin sensitivity, including hypertension and heart disease. Regular exercise can lower your risk for heart disease, premature death, anxiety and depression, osteoporosis and server arthritic symptoms

Coronary artery disease (CAD), is a disease of the heart's blood vessels that leads to heart attacks, and it is the leading cause in the United States. Over 14 million people have documented coronary artery disease, and as many or more have CAD and do not know it.

You feel lousy—sore throat, headache, runny nose—the whole show. We call it a bad cold. Doctors call it an upper respiratory infection. Most people get at least one a year. People who engage in moderate

Heart disease strikes three times more often than breast cancer. So why aren’t women paying it more attention? Until recently, coronary artery disease (the cholesterol-clogged vessels that block blood flow to the heart) was thought of primarily as a man’s illness.

The Massachusetts senator is said "talking and joking with family" after he suffered a seizure in his Cape Cod home and was flown to a Boston hospital.

The top U.S. envoy in Myanmar is dismissing a junta-led tour of areas hit hardest by this month's cyclone as "a show" designed to impress the world.