Articles about "Heart disease"

Cow's milk is not necessary for human health and numerous studies link dairy consumption with various health risks.

An explanation for xenotransplantation and the bioethical issues surrounding the use of animal organs and tissues for human transplants.

Treatments for breast cancer can be rough on your body - but if you already have a chronic condition such as diabetes, osteoporosis or heart disease, you will have to balance in your present medications as well. In addition, breast cancer treatment can put you at a higher risk for osteoporosis and heart disease, because some of the drugs affect your bones and heart muscle. Learn how breast cancer treatment may affect you.

A reader asks how much alcohol is considered to be a moderate amount? Drinking more than a moderate amount of alcohol can increase your risk of many types of cancer.

Feline Bordetella (also known as bordatella) is an often misunderstood disease and can be mistaken for other URIs in cats. Kari Winters, author and cat expert, shares her experiences with feline bordetella.

How can you get healthy and prevent both chronic and infectious diseases? Try the Healthy Monday program. Designed to change the way we think about our health, Healthy Monday challenges us to make health a priority EVERY Monday.

A dental study reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine links heart disease to tooth loss.

What's the connection between diabetes and heart disease? People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than the rest of the population. Not only is heart disease more common in people with diabetes, but it can progress more quickly.

I have severe heart disease. Am I ready for hospice care?

Does high body mass index (BMI) mean poor health? Not necessarily. BMI does affect health, but even at a high BMI, a person has more control over health than might be suspected.