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Get a handle on heart disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., accounting for more than one in every four deaths.

Take a health assessment

April 12, 2011

Do you want to know exactly how healthy your heart and body is? Take the American Heart Association's health assessment, My Life Check, to figure out exactly what you can do to improve heart health and lose weight. Go http://mylifecheck.heart.org to take the test.

Eat cereal to prevent high blood pressure

March 23, 2011

Start each day with a bowl of whole-grain variety cereal. Research presented by the American Heart Association said that cereals made from whole grains could trim up to 20% off your risk of developing hypertension, or high blood pressure. Try eating whole-grain cereals like Cheerios, shredded ...

Friday Five: Signs of a stroke

May 21, 2010

Factors that can contribute to the chance of having a stroke include high blood pressure, smoking and heart disease, among others.

Path to your heart (health)

Motivation is key to being healthy and preventing heart disease, the cause of more than one in six deaths in the U.S. in 2006.

Friday Five: Heart attack warning signs

February 12, 2010

Knowing the symptoms can save precious time when your life is at stake.

Health products: Cholesterol

February 4, 2010

Some over-the-counter medicines may help you maintain a healthy cholesterol level.

Matters of the Heart

February 1, 2010

In honor of American Heart Month, Truckers News will cover heart-related topics throughout the month of February.

February is American Heart Month

February 1, 2010

The past few times I’ve been to the doctor’s office my blood pressure has been higher than it should be — not good given that I’m only in my late 20s and have a family history of high blood pressure. I’ve always struggled with ...

Fit for the Road: Reforming the mindset?

The weekend of Christmas last year, a health-care reform bill made its way through the Senate, but what that would mean for the eventual character of any health-care and -insurance reform bill remained unclear.