June 1, 2016 FDA calls for sharp reduction in salt added to foods U.S. health officials recommended cutting the amount of salt added to foods to help Americans reduce their sodium consumption by about a third, according to proposed guidelines that are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on the processed food industry in the United States.
May 18, 2016 Joe Montana on heart disease: 'Changing a lifestyle was tough at first' Pro Football Hall of Famer, Joe Montana sits down with Dr. Manny to talk about his battle with high blood pressure and cholesterol -- two major risk factors for heart disease
May 9, 2016 Can this test predict heart attack? When Wayne Williams was 48, he decided to get proactive about his health.
February 9, 2016 Stress raises cholesterol more than you think Christopher Edginton was taking medication and trying to improve his diet when his cholesterol shot up anyway four years ago.
January 28, 2016 'The Biggest Loser' trainer shares top heart healthy exercises ‘The Biggest Loser’ trainer, Dolvett Quince, knows how to get anyone back in tip top shape. Now he’s challenging Americans to achieve better cardiovascular health with heart-pumping exercises and tips
December 22, 2015 Government panel backs preventive statin use by adults 40 and over Aligning with heart health groups and other experts, a U.S. government-backed panel now suggests that adults as young as 40 without a previous heart attack or stroke may need to start on a low or moderate dose of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
December 1, 2015 High cholesterol rate dropping in US, CDC says Americans are moving in the right direction when it comes to cholesterol levels, a new report finds.
November 9, 2015 Advising people about heart risk genes helped cut cholesterol: study People who were told their genetic risk for heart disease had lower levels of LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol, six months later, according to a new study that offers a first glimpse of how doctors might use genetic information in clinical practice.
October 29, 2015 Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.
October 28, 2015 Statin guidelines change, but your doctor may not go along New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association would change the way doctors prescribe cholesterol-lowing statin drugs, but not every doctor agrees with the new strategy
