Tornadoes are almost a certainty during Arkansas’ spring and summer months. Do you know how to stay safe before, during and after a tornado? Learn how with these tips.

Let’s be honest, salt makes everything taste better. But, we are often told that too much salt in our diet is bad. A high-salt diet is linked to hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. A report...

Your heart is a muscle that needs regular exercise just like all your other muscles. If it gets flabby, it won’t work well for you. An unhealthy heart is not an option.

Strokes are preventable and treatable if you get help immediately. Strokes happen when some brain cells die because the oxygen and nutrients they need to function are blocked. The blockage can be caused by a clot...

You can’t change what happened to your heart in the past, but you can improve your future heart health. If you’ve had a heart attack or heart surgery, cardiac rehabilitation programs can be essential to your full...

This season’s influenza (flu) is worse than usual. There are at least four different types of flu making people sick and experts expect the flu to last several more months. More people are being hospitalized and the...

National Go Red for Women day is Feb. 2. To increase awareness about the symptoms of women’s heart disease and stroke, the American Heart Association asks us to wear red on that day, which is a Friday.

More than 31,000 Americans annually get cancer caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) and more than 4,200 women die from cervical cancer. The majority of these women had not been tested for cervical cancer in at least...

Depending on how your year-end or new-year holidays went, you may be feeling a bit …