Try the Miracle Diet

By Melissa Gotthardt

Protect your heart—and prevent a slew of diseases—with this tasty, traditional way of eating.

Yes, Some Fats Help Your Heart

From Prime Time Focus

It may seem hard to believe, but monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats actually lower cholesterol, and thus heart disease risk. Still, eat them in moderation. (Audio)

Tim Russert: The Risk of Heart Disease

By Susan L. Crowley

Journalist Tim Russert's untimely death from a heart attack calls attention to the need for preventive care among the 16 million Americans who have coronary artery disease.

Laura Bush Speaks Out About Heart Disease and Women

By Barbara Basler

The first lady is delivering the mesage that heart disease is the number one killer of women, that women often experience unique heart-attack symptoms, and that women should know their heart-disease risk.

Gumming Up Your Heart

By Anne Moffat

People with gum disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from heart disease, mounting evidence indicates.

Don't Inflame Your Ticker

By Sid Kirchheimer

Along with cholesterol, inflammation contributes to build-up in the arteries, endangering your heart. Here are seven ways to calm the irritation.

Power Your Pump With Six Super Foods

By Melissa Gotthardt

Eaten regularly, these foods could cut your heart disease risk by 76 percent. And one of them is chocolate.

MORE HEART HEALTH ARTICLES

•  Healthy Encyclopedia: Learn About Heart Disease  
•  Health Encyclopedia: Learn About Heart Disease and Diet
•  Health Encyclopedia: Learn About Heart Disease and Aging
•  Condition Guide: Managing Your Hypertension
•  Video: How a Heart Attack Changed One Woman's Life