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Local heart surgeon creates program to teach kids how to prevent heart disease

Through the Heart Healthy Academy at Bon Secours, Dr. Robert Lancey teaches young people about the lifestyle choices that cause heart disease so they don’t end up on his operating table.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

12 Things You Should Know Before Getting A Gel Manicure

Understand Your Risk Factors

Be prepared to speak with your doctor by writing your questions down and bringing them with you to your appointment. Use the list below as a guide. What is my overall risk for heart disease? What lifestyle changes can I start making to improve my heart health? What tests should I have to monitor my risk factors for developing heart disease or other …

20 Delicious Ways to Eat Heart-Healthy Fats

Eating for a healthy heart isn't just about avoiding the wrong foods. Incorporating healthy fats can protect against cardiovascular disease.

14 Ways Cardiologists Keep Their Own Hearts Healthy

You've heard for years about the healthy habits that keep your ticker ticking: Watch your weight, eat a balanced diet, make sure to exercise, and stay away from cigarettes. But it's not always easy to play by these rules in real life, when stress and crazy schedules get in the way. That's why we went to some of the most overworked, overstressed people we know—cardiologists—to find out what they do personally to keep their hearts healthy and sneak good-for-you habits into their lives.

See the touching gesture one student made to ‘thank’ a breastfeeding mom

A college student made a surprising gesture to a mom she saw in a restaurant breastfeeding her baby.

Can you hear me now? Not in rural areas

In rural areas, one out of every 5 land-line long-distance calls doesn't go through.

Buying Rural Property: Your Path Forward

Considering purchasing rural property? Learn about available grants and loans, steps to take and the pros and cons.

Why We Have Crappy Rural Broadband

I believe that there are two simple reasons why we such poor landline infrastructure in rural America – the big telcos decided to walk away from rural America and the regulators let them do i…

Walking Safely in Rural Areas

Walking is great exercise and can be particularly enjoyable away from the hustle and bustle of city streets. However, walking in rural areas requires special care.

Alcoholism and Recovery for Rural Older Adults

Those in rural areas face particular challenges in accessing treatment.

How to Improve Rural Roads in Southeast Asia

Soil stabilizers can cut the costs, and improve the quality, of rural roads in Southeast Asia.

Africa: What Does the Future Hold for the Rural Woman?

October 15 marked the International Day of Rural Women, and Rwanda, together with the rest of the world, celebrated the achievements in this aspect and sought to find solutions to the challenges women in rural areas face.