'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed, says study

Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.

Raising HDL not a sure route to countering heart disease

A team led by researchers from the Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital explored naturally occurring genetic variations in humans to test the connection between HDL levels and heart attack. By studying the genes of roughly 170,000 individuals, the team discovered that, when examined together, the 15 HDL-raising variants they tested do not reduce the risk of heart attack.

Coffee drinking linked to longer life

Drinking a daily cup of coffee -- or even several cups -- isn't likely to harm your health, and it may even lower your risk of dying from chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests.

8 Ways to Stock Your Kitchen for Healthy Heart

If you want to give your family’s daily diet a “heart health makeover,” start with your kitchen. Here are tips for a heart-healthy diet.

Wake Up to Eggs: A Protein-Rich Egg Breakfast Can Act as Nature's Appetite Suppressant

PARK RIDGE, Ill., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New research presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France reports that eating eggs for breakfast is associated with greater satiety ...