Any time you start reading about healthy diets, you're likely to come across the Mediterranean diet. There's a good reason for that.

In recent years, awareness of high blood pressure and how to treat and control it decreased among Americans, a new study found. Because awareness is key to blood pressure management, that could spell bad news for public health.

There's good fat and bad fat when it comes to your diet. Here's how to get more of the good stuff.

Riding your bike regularly — whether it's for the wind in your face or to get to work — may help keep your heart healthy, two new studies found.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure done when the heart stops beating. It can be a lifesaver.

What you put into your body has an effect on what happens inside your body, and that includes your blood pressure.

Past research has suggested that women have different heart attack symptoms than men. But new findings suggest that may not be exactly true.

The salt shaker isn't the only way you're getting a lot of sodium in your diet.

Donating blood is a charitable thing to do, but it might also help you out when it comes to your health.

Many Americans tend to eat more than 30 percent of the recommended daily amount of sodium.