The biggest risk is that it can directly lead to a heart attack meaning spotting early symptoms and taking action is crucial ...

Condition can be a 'silent killer' as people often don't know there's an issue building until it becomes serious. An expert ...

High cholesterol is a common condition that can be dangerous if left untreated, but symptoms can be hard to spot.

“This can cause pain or discomfort, especially during exercise.” According to the BHF, if the arteries in your legs become “clogged” by cholesterol you may experience pain in your legs. This is known ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several ...

You can slow a rapid heart rate, caused by anxiety and even cardiac arrhythmias, using a classic technique called vagal ...

The Custom of the Sea gave sailors who ate their comrades in a survival situation a pass -- until this 1884 tragedy.

A 38-year-old man from Sicklerville was charged with attempted murder after officials said he stabbed a Camden County police ...

The man accused of stabbing and critically injuring a Camden County Police officer will remain behind bars after appearing before a judge at the Camden County Hall of Justice Friday morning.

And if it happens in an artery supplying blood to your brain, such as the carotid arteries in the neck, it will lead to a stroke. Sign up to our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter to receive healthy ...

Patients were excluded based on the following criteria: 1) underwent carotid revascularization before CEUS; 2) presence of calcified plaque; 3) carotid plaques had poor imaging on CEUS; 4) previous ...