Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is often caused by blockage of the arteries. This is similar to the blocked arteries that occur when a male has a heart attack. Thus impotence could be considered to be “penile angina”. In the past, surgeons…

This blog is written from Holland, where I just gave the keynote address at a Conference at Radboud University in Nijmegen. The conference focused on the science of movement. As succinctly put by the organizer, Professor Sander Geurts “The motto…

British scientists have developed QDScore, an online tool for predicting your risk of developing adult-onset diabetes.

After examining medical records of more than 2.5 million people over 15 years, they found nine significant risk factors: age, ethnicity, body mass index, smoking…

Every once in awhile, it arrives in my in-box with instructions to forward it to loved ones: an e-mail claiming that if you’re having a heart attack and you’re alone, you can perform CPR on yourself by coughing forcefully and repeatedly.…

Louise Hawkley, associate director of the Social Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Chicago, explains to health.com How the Financial Crisis Could Break Your Heart, Literally.

Hawkley says elevated stress hormones constrict blood vessels, creating a vicious cycle where blood scrapes…

Tim Russert’s death was unnerving news to a lot of people struggling with their weight, blood pressure and other high-risk factors for heart disease. Russert had recently passed a stress test and was on several medications to control his blood…