Having Heart Surgery? Watch Your Blood Sugar Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to require temporary insulin treatment after their operation, even though they've never had diabetes, according to a new study.

Are You At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease? Certain traits, conditions, or habits may raise your risk for carotid artery disease. These conditions are known as risk factors. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to get the disease. You can control some, but not all, risk factors.

Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too High cholesterol levels are not just found in adults. Children may have high cholesterol, too, even without being overweight. Over years, cholesterol overload has similar hazards as in adults - clogged arteries and injury to the heart.

Coenzyme Q10: Should You Take This Supplement? You may have heard claims that the supplement coenzyme Q10 can lower blood pressure, boost the immune system and improve certain heart diseases. There are also claims it can help fight cancer, Parkinson's disease, wrinkles, diabetes, gum diseases and many other problems.

Heartburn, Angina Or Heart Attack? If in Doubt, Check It Out! It's your birthday and you've just enjoyed your favorite dinner. What comes next on the menu is something you didn't order - the worst case of heartburn and indigestion you've ever experienced. Or could it be something more serious?

Your Heart May Not Need More Vitamin B The use of three B vitamins folate, B-6 and B-12 as a sound strategy to promote heart health may be coming to an end. These three vitamins still seem to lower blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine, but this reduction doesn’t appear to affect heart disease or stroke risk.

Waist versus Weight All body fat is not the same. Researchers and health care professionals often measure overweight in pounds or with a calculation called the Body Mass Index.

The Bountiful Whole Grain The importance of eating at least three servings of whole grains is becoming clearer and more widely publicized. Yet surveys suggest that Americans still eat no more than a single serving a day.

Child Care May Be Hazardous To Grandma’s Health About one in seven American women have raised a grandchild for six months or more, but grandmothers who provide care for even a few hours a day may be at increased risk for heart attacks.

Few People Recognize Warning Signs of Stroke Fewer than 20 percent of adults can correctly identify the signs of stroke and know to call 911 in the case of acute stroke events.

Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthier? There's no question that vegetarian eating can be healthful and nutritionally adequate, according to the American Dietetic Association. But experts say that the question of whether vegetarian eating is better than non-vegetarian eating depends on exactly what is in that vegetarian diet.

Exercise For Elders: It’s Never Too Late Older Americans need more motivation to exercise regularly, say a series of studies published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Nuts: A Health Food If Used Right This may come as a shock to people who consider nuts to be too high in fat to be healthful food choices.

Trans Fat Gets More Attention Changes are coming that may help consumers cut back on trans fat. More detailed information on food labels may help us make wiser health choices.