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New research has highlighted the benefits of high-intensity interval training.
New research suggests cardiac rehab programmes may not be carried out as intended.
The new Apple Watch is making waves for being able to record an electrocardiogram (ECG) and share it. An ECG can tell you what’s going on with your heart.
Kids’ fitness has declined for several decades, but kids in rich countries are showing improvement. What does this suggest for kids in poor countries?
Four in five of us have a “biological” age older than our real age, which means we have at least one risk factor that is higher than the number set as “normal”.
As ‘Heart Month’ kicks off across North America, a cardiovascular researcher explains how the neighbourhood you live in can affect your risks of heart disease.
About one in 10 Americans say they sometimes smoke, often in social settings. Many think it’s not so bad for them. A new study has some scary findings, when it comes to matters of the heart.
Heart disease has long been considered a man’s condition. Our ignorance of its impact on women has led to gaps in outcomes for men and women suffering the same condition.
In medical training and practice, gender differences have at last become a vital part of diagnosis and treatment.
Don’t confuse studies doubting some of the benefits with the bigger picture.
The risk of developing an irregular heartbeat was 41% higher among those who were grieving a partner’s loss than among those who hadn’t experienced such loss. And this could last up to a year.
Given the heightened risk of harm, governments should ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years old.
Put the kettle on and relax with a cuppa; your brain, heart and waistline will thank you.
Each year in the United States about 720,000 people have heart attacks and about 124,000 people in the UK and 55,000 people in Australia will have them as well. Since the 1980s, survival rates from heart…
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Endurance exercise interferes with normal heart rhythm and may make it more likely you’ll need a pacemaker later in life,according…
Made up of over 90% saturated fat, coconut oil can raise cholesterol levels, clogs arteries and increase the risk of heart…
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