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Why love makes your heart go pitter patter

Why love makes your heart go pitter patter

Poets, novelists and songwriters have described it in countless turns of phrase, but at the level of biology, love is all about chemicals.

Staying Healthy

Too much sweet stuff

Added sugars pose risks
Added sugars pose risks

Change of heart

Heart scares put young lives on new course
Heart scares put young lives on new course

Opinion

Garth: Know your heart, know the risks
Because her family had a history of heart disease, she went to see a cardiologist at age 30. Now she lives with the knowledge that she too has a cardiac condition. FULL STORY
Jennie Garth
Jennie Garth
Actress and heart patient

Living with a transplant

Long-time survivor: 'I'm extremely lucky'
Long-time survivor: 'I'm extremely lucky'

iReport

Life after a heart attack
Have you or someone you loved survived a heart attack, had bypass surgery or a transplant? Share with others what you are doing now and how your life has changed. FULL STORY

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Numbers to live by
Numbers to live by

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Sugary drinks bad for blood pressure
Sugary drinks bad for blood pressure
Stock stress, attacks linked
Stock stress, attacks linked
CPR in 2 minutes
CPR in 2 minutes
Testing teens for heart woes
Testing teens for heart woes
The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts
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