Increased intake of mineralssuch as potassium and possibly magnesium and calcium through a diet mayreduce the risk of high blood pressure and lower blood pressure inpeople with hypertension, a new study suggests.

A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.By using a nuclear stress test to look at

Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows.University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease actually experienced a three