NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Each year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games, according to a new study that finds heart conditions, heat and other non-traumatic causes of death are twice as common as injury-related ones. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking extra selenium supplements offers no protection against heart disease - at least among people who already get enough of the mineral in their diets, according to a new analysis of past research. In the review of 12 studies that included close to 20,000 people, there Full story
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Men with excessive fat around their abdomen, commonly known as a "beer belly," are at an elevated risk for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, and now researchers are adding osteoporosis to the list of potential hazards. Full story
A Texas teen with a heart condition left behind a poignant and powerful final message before his tragic death on Christmas morning. TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie reports.
A Texas teen who died suddenly on Christmas Day from a congenital heart condition, is touching thousands of people around the world with a video he posted shortly before his death. KXAN's Erin Cargile reports.
TODAY’s Natalie Morales talks with NBC Universal’s chief medical officer Dr. Tanya Benenson and TODAY’s diet and nutrition editor Madelyn Fernstrom about overcoming chronic inflammation, a common problem that can be prevented.
A new study finds exercise may be the key to helping those with 'Grinch syndrome', a rare heart condition where the patient's heart is two sizes too small. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports.
Star Jones, a contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” talks about her own health struggles and the battle against vascular illness on National Heart Lobby Day.
Long days at the office may be good for your career, but it may not be good for your health. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
A new study finds no link between mercury exposure and an increased risk for heart disease. NBC's Erika Edwards reports.
Colby Groom’s health struggle inspired his family to raise money to fight heart disease by creating a wine to benefit heart research.
This handout provided by Matthew David Kohn, taken in February 2012 in Los Angeles shows Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi. Arriving at Los Angeles international airport Dec. 7, Atarodi, stepped off of a long flight from Iran expecting to be met by his brother in the arrivals hall. But the 54-year-old microchip
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter winches a man suffering from a heart ailment from the Titanic Memorial Cruise ship MS Balmoral, in the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland April 10, 2012. Tour operator Miles Morgan said the ship would head back 20 nautical miles towards Ireland in order to be in range for a h
