Last December, the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiologists (ACC) recently release updated guidelines for competitive athletes with cardiovascular abnormalities. The changes have allowed more individuals with conditions to get back on the field, including a soccer star from Rolla, Missouri, who was featured in an article by the St. Louis Dispatch.

Researchers at the Universities of Michigan and Texas found that race has an impact on smoking patterns among cigarette-users in the U.S., and who will be more successful in efforts to quit the addictive habit.

As e-cigarettes and cigars become more popular, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ensure the products are safe, even looking at options to ban certain ones from the market if found to be dangerous. 

While obesity remains a primary reason why people develop heart disease and diabetes, new data shows that the trend may be decreasing in some states.

To help low-income people quit smoking cigarettes, Washington University in St. Louis is gearing up to launch a study that will work to identify methods that can address the problem.

Eating more spinach and oranges while pregnant could help women prevent heart conditions from developing in their children, new research says.

With aortic stenosis affecting 23 percent of people, physicians are always finding new ways to treat this disease with more innovative measures. PinnacleHealth has become the first hospital system to implant the EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve after is approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

For patients with high cholesterol, almonds may be able to help, according to new research.