More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined, and 90 percent in the U.S have at least one risk factor for the disease. But many don’t think it can happen to them.
Three spokespersons are warning Latinas of heart disease risks and offering simple lifestyle changes they can make to improve their odds.
New research links increased sugar intake with heart disease risk.
Pro basketball legend Oscar Robertson opens up about his recent prostate cancer surgery and sounds off about today’s NBA. A preview: The Heat is still a piece short of greatness.
Sweat Equity looks at fun ’n’ funky classes that get South Floridians in shape. First up, Crunch’s new Pound class, using weighted drumsticks to beat back the fat.
Persistent pain that lasts weeks to years is an overlooked medical problem that affects more than 116 million people nationwide and needs to be the focus of a public health campaign, doctors said this week.
Schools and fitness centers are rolling out machines that sell pita chips, yogurt and other more nutritious items.
A 33-year-old graduate student has Medicaid instead of private health insurance, making her options more limited.
The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered in January at the Consumer Electronics Show promising Wi-Fi connectivity and high-definition video that streams live to a smartphone.
By age 6 months, babies begin to watch people’s mouths when somone speaks to them, helping them learn how to talk
Television already has The Biggest Loser. Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers.
The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic health problems that are not only a drag on sufferers’ time and energy, but on the nation’s pocketbook.
A new musical about mental illness at Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables melds the arts with medicine
David Bompart, the Good Samaritan who was shot in Port-au-Prince during an attempted robbery, has died.
The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates - creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.
LGBT boomers face the same aging issues as their straight counterparts — but with an added layer of discrimination.
The 20 or so lawsuits filed against the NFL by ex-players who say they suffer from post-concussions ailments should be bundled together, a panel has ruled.
Andrea Torres is a multimedia producer at The Miami Herald. She is chronicling her breast cancer journey Tuesdays in Tropical Life.
Backers of the controversial, and expensive, procedure say it can zap tumors with such accuracy that surrounding tissue is unharmed.
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