February 1, 2017

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both women and men in the United States, yet only 50 percent of women realize that heart disease is a major threat to their health.

February 1, 2017

Exercise, combined with eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, is one of the best defenses against heart disease. Not only will exercise improve quality of life, but it also helps people live longer.

February 1, 2017

Congenital heart disease – heart disease that is present at birth – is the most common type of birth defect in the United States. Approximately one out of every 110 babies is born with some form of congenital heart disease.

February 1, 2017

Your blood pressure measures the force of blood against your artery walls. High blood pressure (hypertension) can damage arteries and put you at risk for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

February 1, 2017

You may have heard some of the statistics about how many people are affected by heart disease in the United States and how many die from it every year. The statistics are real, and they are growing.

January 30, 2017

On the third Monday of January every year, Miami joins in this federal holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King’s peaceful activism in the civil rights movement.

January 26, 2017

Black History Month carries a great deal of significance for me. I am the product of two nations— born in Haiti and moved to the U.S. at the age of 17.

January 25, 2017

Pearl Williams Deslandes, 63, has been struggling with her weight for decades.  Standing at 5’6’’, her heaviest weight ballooned to 270 pounds while in her 30s.

January 25, 2017

One of the most popular resolutions for the new year is to lose weight. If you suffer from severe obesity, this is one resolution you want to see all the way through.