But fear is not a luxury she can afford. "If I get hungry, there is no one to feed me. My hunger doesn't care about tigers. It doesn't care about a tiger's hunger. It takes me to the river to fish,” ...

A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and ...

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular ...

In a medical emergency, every second matters. But too often, people delay getting help because they’re unsure whether their ...

I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I've read that it puts me at greater risk of stroke. Can you tell me more about ...

A Monash-led international study has found a cholesterol-lowering drug may offer a more effective and convenient way to protect people at high risk of heart attack and stroke. The clinical trial ...

The app is called ECHAS or Emergency Call for Heart attack and Stroke. If you’re having symptoms of either, the app will ask ...

Researchers think the virus that causes shingles may increase the risk of heart disease by damaging blood vessels and causing inflammation and blood clots. Adults who got the shingles vaccine had ...

A shingles infection can cause blood vessel damage, inflammation and clot formation, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke. Older adults, people with weakened immune systems and those who ...

Heart attack, cardiac arrest – they’re basically the same thing, right? Nope – while they both involve the heart, they are in fact two very different things, with a variety of different ...

The hospital examined him for 12 hours and did not diagnose him with a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism, she told CNN. Trad believes this could be because of his timely treatment of the ...

Research shows that heart attacks are becoming more prevalent among adults younger than 50—and the outcomes are worse for women. The good news is we know how to prevent them. Heart attacks, or ...