Too much alcohol causes damage to your heart, even if you are young and fit, say the authors of a new study that adds yet another reason to keep drinking to a minimum. Arrhythmia, or an irregular ...

For years, flavor additives in e-cigarettes have been largely viewed as a secondary concern compared with nicotine. Research and regulation have focused on addiction, nicotine delivery and, more ...

Medicine often takes a one-size-fits-all approach, but a disorder's root cause can vary. Vanderbilt researchers have found that for people with long QT syndrome, a heart condition that causes an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. That’s ...

In today's fast-paced life, even small warnings about our health are very important. Usually we think that the heartbeat increases only when we run, walk fast or do heavy work, which is a normal ...

Irregular heartbeat conditions affect millions of people worldwide, causing hearts to beat too fast, too slow, or with an uneven rhythm. These cardiac rhythm disturbances, medically known as ...

BANGOR – The heart specialists at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center are happy to announce a new way to treat a heart condition called Premature Ventricular Contractions, which causes ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've noticed that sometimes my heart races or skips a beat. What causes this? Is there treatment for it? ANSWER: What you're experiencing may be an abnormal heart rhythm, also known ...