TIME Magazine

How New Heart-Scanning Technology Could Save Your Life

More and more, doctors are diagnosing coronary disease without any invasive tests whatever

One Meal to Good (or Bad) Health

Everyone knows a good diet is important for long-term well-being. But a new study shows that it's also crucial for good health today

Cardiac Arrest at 25? It Happens — and More Often

Deaths from sudden cardiac arrests are on the rise among young adults, a new CDC study suggests. Most at risk? Young women

Testing for Heart Risk More Cheaply

Fast, inexpensive, noninvasive patient exams offer hope for more effective treatment of heart disease in the developing world

The No. 1 Killer of Women

More than 500,000 women in the U.S. die each year of cardiovascular disease, making it, not breast cancer (40,000 deaths annually), their No. 1 killer

Another Win for Vegetables

New research suggests that eating a mixture of vegetables reduces hardening of the arteries in mice

Why Men Go to the Hospital

Because men tend to delay care and treatment of disease, their prognosis once they wind up in the hospital is worse than it is for women and girls

How Stress Harms the Heart

Studies show that chronic stress contributes to heart attacks and other disease, and researchers think it's time to make stress reduction a medical priority

Get Moving!

Americans today aren't burning enough calories to maintain good health. Being inactive is as bad as being overweight

Obesity Is Contagious, Study Finds

Research shows that who you're friends with can have a profound impact on whether you're overweight