Cardiovascular Center
Cardiac Rehab
Our program specializes in heart disease prevention and treatment of heart problems, with a focus on prevention and rehabilitation. Patients receive a comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment, and based on the results, a team of physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists and nutrition experts work to create an individual plan and educate patients on how to improve their heart health.
Because of this education, offered through the preventive cardiology program, our patients have reduced their risk for recurring heart disease and improved their lifestyle and quality of life. To find out if you can participate in this program, contact us through the numbers below.
Contact Us:Inpatient Services Phone: (801) 581-3949Fax: (801) 585-3061Outpatient Services Phone: (801) 581-4182Fax: (801) 585-3061 |
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Lillian L. Khor, M.Sc., M.B.B.Ch.
Locations| University Hospital | (801) 585-7676 |
| Utah Diabetes Center | (801) 587-3913 |
Specialties: Cardiology, Echocardiography, General Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, Preventive Cardiology
Charles S. King, PA-C, M.P.A.S.
Locations| Primary Children's Medical Center | (801) 662-5400 |
Specialties: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Pediatric Cardiology, Physician Assistant
Nikki Konesavanh, P.A.
Specialties: General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Physician Assistant
Nancy M. Veit, APRN
Specialties: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
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- False-Positive Mammograms Can Trigger Long-Term Distress
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- Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
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- Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
- Health Tip: Take Care of Yourself, Too
- Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
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- Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
- Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds
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- Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
- Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
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- Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
- Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
- Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
- Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
- Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds
- Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
- Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
- Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
- Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
- HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
- Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
- 'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
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- High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
- High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
- Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
- Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
- High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
- High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
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- HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
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- Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
- Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
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- Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
- Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
- How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
- How to Quickly Spot Signs of Stroke: Experts
- HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
- Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study
- Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
- Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
- Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
- Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
- Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
- Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
- Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
- Insomnia Might Boost Heart Failure Risk
- iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
- Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
- It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
- Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
- Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
- Juggling a Hospital Job and Family Can Be Painful
- Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
- 'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
- Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
- Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
- Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
- Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
- Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
- Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
- Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study
- Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
- Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
- Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
- Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
- Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
- Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
- Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
- Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
- Living Without Lies Might Make You Healthier
- Loneliness May Take a Physical Toll
- Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
- Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
- Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
- Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
- Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
- Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
- Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
- Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike
- Maintain Heart Health During Summer
- Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
- Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
- Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
- Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
- Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
- Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
- Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
- Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
- Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
- Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
- Meditation May Help Fight Loneliness, Study Says
- Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
- Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
- Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
- Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
- Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
- Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
- Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child's Reaction to Stress: Study
- Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
- Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
- Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk
- Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
- 'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
- Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
- Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
- Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
- Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
- Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
- Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
- Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
- More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
- More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
- More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
- More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
- More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
- More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
- More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
- More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
- More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
- More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
- Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
- Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
- Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
- Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
- Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
- New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
- New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
- New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
- New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
- New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
- New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
- New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
- New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
- New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
- New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
- New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
- New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
- New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
- New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
- New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
- New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
- New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
- Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
- Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
- Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
- Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
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- No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
- No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
- Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
- Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
- Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
- Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
- Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
- Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
- Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
- Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
- Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
- One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
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- Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
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- Parents' Fear of Dentist May Get Passed On to Kids
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- Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
- Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging
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- Poor Sleep Affects Immune System Much Like Physical Stress
- Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
- Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
- Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
- Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
- Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
- Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
- Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth
- Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study
- Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
- Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
- Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
- Psychological Woes Could Arise During Interplanetary Spaceflight: Study
- PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
- PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
- Putting Your Mental Health in Order
- Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
- Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
- Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
- Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
- Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
- Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
- Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
- Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
- Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
- Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
- Relationship Worries Can Make You Sick
- Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
- Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
- Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
- Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
- Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
- Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
- Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
- Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
- Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
- Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis
- Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
- Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
- Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
- Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
- Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
- Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
- Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
- Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
- Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
- 'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
- Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
- Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
- Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
- Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
- Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
- Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
- Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
- Smile! It Might Lower Your Stress Level, Study Shows
- Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
- Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
- Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
- Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
- Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
- Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
- Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
- Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
- Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
- Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
- Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
- Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
- Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
- Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
- Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
- State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
- Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
- Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
- Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
- Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
- Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
- Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
- Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
- Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
- Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
- Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
- Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
- Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
- Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
- Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
- Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
- Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
- Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds
- Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
- Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
- Stressed-Out Women May Be More Sensitive to Sounds
- Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
- Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
- Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
- Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says
- Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
- Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
- Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
- Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
- Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
- Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
- Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
- Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
- Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
- Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
- Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures
- Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
- Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
- Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
- Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
- Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
- Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
- Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
- Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
- Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
- Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
- Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
- Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
- Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
- Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
- Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
- Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
- Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
- Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
- Texting Doesn't Replace the Feel-Good Effects of Talking, Study Says
- The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
- Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
- Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
- Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
- Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
- Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
- Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
- TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
- Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
- U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
- U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
- U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
- U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
- U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
- U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
- U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
- Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
- Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
- Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
- Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study
- Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
- Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
- Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
- Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
- Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
- 'Violent Behavior' Occurs in Many Adult Sleepwalkers, Study Finds
- Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
- Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
- Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
- Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
- Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
- Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
- Want to Beat Spider Phobia? Talk About It
- Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
- Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
- Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
- Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
- Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
- Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
- 'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
- What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
- When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
- Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
- Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
- Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
- Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
- Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
- With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
- With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
- Woman Finds Balance in Life Via Drastic Change
- Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
- Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
- Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
- Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
- Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
- Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
- Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
- Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey
- Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
- Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
- Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
- Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds
Drug Reference
- Alfalfa
- Antioxidants
- Brewer's Yeast
- Coenzyme Q-10
- EPA
- Flaxseed
- Ginseng
- Magnesium
- Proanthocyanidins
- Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Health Tips
- A Better School Lunch
- A Healthier Breakfast on the Go
- A Healthy Dinner Out
- Bigger Fries
- Breathe to Relax
- Candy's Not Dandy
- Check Cider Labels
- Checking Out the Calories
- Chew on This
- Diet and Cancer
- Don't Forget the Fruit
- Don't Put Things Off
- Don't Say No to Nuts
- Easing Stress
- Easy Ways to Reduce Stress
- Eating More Fruits, Veggies
- Eating Well Every Day
- Fast Food Adds Pounds
- Fatty Acids and Heart Health
- Fish Consumption May Lower Heart Rate
- Friendships Cut Stress
- Fruity Taste Not Always Nutritious
- Going for Grains
- Good Snacking
- Healthier Choices
- Larger Portions
- Lingering Over Mealtime
- Low-Sugar Jam on Toast
- Milk Better at Breakfast
- Minding the Menu
- Morning Meal
- Portions Times Two
- Preschoolers Eating More
- Reaching for a Goal
- Reading Labels
- Salad Idea
- Share Your Worry
- Stress and Overeating
- Stress and Stroke Risk
- Stress Relievers
- Stressing Out Tied to Risk for Hypertension
- The Best Nutrition Advice
- The Toll of Stress
- Tips for a Trimmer You
- Tips for Eating More Fruit
- Tortilla Snacks
- Watching Your Sugar Intake
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