A billboard for a new study about why heart and lung disease is so much higher in the rural South is seen in Napoleonville, La.(Sean Coady / AP) Darrell Dixon’s father was just 25 when he had a ...

The health disparity is even greater in the South, where mortality rates from heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — for people 35 and older are more than twice the national ...

He came to find that early heart disease is common for those with South Asian ancestry. People from this region, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, make up ...

A natural, plant-based drink enjoyed for centuries in South America may help you reach ... High levels of LDL lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

The health disparity is even greater in the South, where mortality rates from heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — for people 35 and older are more than twice the national ...

In the rural South, poverty rates and the share of people without health insurance are even greater. Smoking cigarettes is a major cause of heart disease, and at least 20% of adults smoked in ...