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Study Highlights: People can cut the genetic effect of obesity in half by walking briskly for an hour a day. A sedentary lifestyle that includes watching TV for four hours a day can...

Study Highlights: Residents of neighborhoods with more healthy food stores, parks, trails and enjoyable walking environments were more likely to be in ideal cardiovascular health. People...

Study Highlights: Among heart failure patients with preserved, or normal, heart function, Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to survive their hospital stays. Among patients...

Study Highlights: Sleep apnea can cause harmful structural and functional changes in the heart similar to those caused by chronic high blood pressure, but breathing treatment may prevent the...

Study Highlights: Dietary patterns exist among U.S. adults, according to age, race, region, gender, education and income. The five dietary patterns are broadly identified as traditional,...

Study Highlights: Obese women who exercised with a device that cooled their hands stuck with a workout regimen longer than those without a hand cooler. Likewise, holding a cold water bottle...

Study Highlights: Men who drank one sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who did not drink any sugar-sweetened drinks. Daily...

Study Highlights: A computer software monitoring program provides early warning signs that an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) might malfunction. Using the software during the...

Statement Highlights: Shared decision making extends beyond informed consent, requiring that healthcare providers and patients consider information together and work toward...

DALLAS, March 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Are you one of the many Americans not practicing healthy habits? A recent American Heart Association survey reports only 12 percent of American adults...