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Study Highlights: Creating a tiny, radioactive antibody fragment may help scientists identify artery deposits most likely to burst and cause a heart attack. A non-invasive system uses...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, signed into law on...

DALLAS, March 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the estimated one in three Americans who will develop high blood pressure, a diet high in sodium may be to blame. This is why the American Heart...

Study Highlights: Long-term vitamin E supplementation does not affect heart failure risk among women. Strategies aimed at lowering women's heart failure risk should focus on what has been...

Study Highlights: People whose blood pressure drops rapidly when they stand, known as orthostatic hypotension, may have a higher risk of developing heart failure. The link between...

Study Highlights: Overweight and obese adults using an electronic device that provided daily messages did better at staying on diet and exercise programs. Those using the device were more...

This news brief contains new information provided by the study author. SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children living in a neighborhood designed with a special bike trail were...

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the new National Tobacco Education Campaign, unveiled today by the Centers...

Study Highlights: People Who Were Sleep Deprived Ate More Than 500 Additional Calories Per Day. Chronic Lack of Sleep May Contribute to Obesity. SAN DIEGO, March 14, 2012 (GLOBE...

SAN DIEGO, March 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physicians who have more healthy habits are more likely than doctors without such habits to recommend five important lifestyle modifications to patients,...