Healthy Heart

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Eat Smart

Are You Getting Enough (or Too Much) Calcium?

Most people associate calcium with a healthy skeleton. Indeed, the mineral is essential for keeping your bones healthy, […]

Obesity, Sugar and Heart Health

Over the last half century, obesity rates have skyrocketed. In 1962, 46 percent of adults in the U.S. […]

Alcohol and Heart Health: Separating Fact from Fiction

Does a glass of wine a day keep the doctor away? There’s a popular belief that alcohol — […]

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Know Your Risk

Heart Disease: Do You Know the Warning Signs?

Sometimes the first sign someone has that something is wrong with his or her heart health is a […]

Difficult Pregnancies and the Risk of Heart Disease

High blood pressure and smoking are well known as important risk factors for heart disease. But there’s another […]

The Heart Test You May Need—but Likely Haven’t Heard of

Meet the coronary calcium scan, an accurate test that can help determine your future risk of heart attack […]

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Move More

A Heart-Smart Approach to Marathons and Vigorous Exercise

Recent studies warned of a link between marathon running and heart risks. Here’s what the results really mean—and […]

Could a Fitness Tracker Boost Your Heart Health?

 A Johns Hopkins cardiologist shares why these devices work to improve heart health for so many people, along […]

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Stay Healthy

Do Your Heart a Favor—Get More Sleep

Turning in early and getting a sound night’s rest don’t exactly rank high on the to-do lists of […]

Better Care for All

Heart disease treatment is an evolving science. Prior to the early 1990s, the medical consensus was that cardiovascular […]

Dementia and Heart Health: Are They Related?

Eating nutritious foods, being physically active, managing high blood pressure and high cholesterol — you probably already know […]

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