Even Short Smoking Breaks Might Lower Heart Risk
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In chronic smokers who stop smoking, there is a rapid increase in the number of circulating cells that aid in the repair of the lining of blood vessels, researchers have found.
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Your chances of getting a peaceful night&#39;s sleep are better if you don&#39;t smoke, or spend time around anyone who does. That&#39;s because smoking -- both active and passive -- makes
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Passive smoking massively increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease, an official report has confirmed. But ministers have sat on the explosive study amid fears it will lead to calls for an outright
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Curbing inflammation of the arteries appears to be just as important for fighting heart disease as lowering cholesterol, according to a pair of new studies.
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Short bursts of exercise may help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that occur after fatty meals.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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People who like to start the day with coffee and a cigarette may be doing particular damage to their arteries, new research suggests.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study suggests.
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Reducing the levels of a protein secreted during inflammation may be as powerful in slowing heart disease as lower cholesterol.
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Alcohol consumption could slightly increase a man&#39;s risk for developing a certain type of irregular heartbeat, suggests a report in the Oct. 11 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Smokers in their 30s are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers, a study has found. Finnish researchers analysing a World Health Organisation study of non-fatal heart
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Smoking greatly reduces the chances of survival for people with head and neck cancer, says new research in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows.
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Cold snaps and air pollution can  trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day  out may help heart disease develop in the first place,  researchers said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK  - Although some studies have  found that smoking paradoxically improves the outcome after  heart attack, this was not the case in a multinational study  involving more than 5000 patients, researchers report in the  American Journal of Cardiology.
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NEW YORK  - A dose of vitamin C may give a  quick boost to the poorer-than-average blood circulation seen  in healthy young smokers, a Japanese study suggests.