Life expectancy in 13 U.S. counties declined from 1980 to 2014; eight of them are in one contiguous area of Eastern Kentucky

Map by The Washington Post , based on data from University of Wisconsin Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation A knot of eight Eastern...

Exercise cuts the risk of damage to your heart, even if you're among the 35 percent of Kentuckians who are obese

Consumer HealthDay photo Exercise not only lowers the risk of heart damage in middle-aged adults and seniors, but can also reduce the levels...

10-year study: Having one or more diet sodas a day nearly triples the risk of having a stroke or Alzheimer's; overall risk is still low

A study suggests a connection between diet soda and both stroke and dementia, "with people drinking diet soda daily being almost three ...

Anti-smoking expert: Cigarettes kill 8,900 Kentuckians a year, so it's time to raise cigarette tax and pass statewide smoking ban

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News "Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death that we know of," Ellen Hahn, direc...

Americans eat way too much salt, mostly from 25 commonly consumed foods; cutting back reduces risk of high blood pressure

Americans eat too much salt, and a new study found that most of it comes from 25 commonly consumed foods. The top five culprits are bread, p...

Study finds exercise is good for the heart at all ages, even among those who are obese; Ky. is a sedentary and obese state

Consumer HealthDay photo Exercise not only lowers the risk of heart damage in middle-aged adults and seniors, but can also reduce the levels...

Beyond HDL and LDL

Though High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) share the cholesterol spotlight, there are other lipoproteins...

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

In coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the cardiac surgeon takes a length of blood vessel from elsewhere in the body and uses...

What Is Heart Disease?

Your heart muscle (myocardium) is about the size of your clenched fist. It sits behind the breastbone and beats constantly, starting s...