Stroke survivor Brady Johnson turned to bodybuilding to help him lose weight. (Photo courtesy of Liquid Spectrum) His headaches were getting worse, but R. Brady Johnson kept running. Running was his release, first while he was an active senior airman in the U.S. Air Force and later in the Air National Guard reserve force. One…

(ljubaphoto/E+, Getty Images) Lea en español Chest pain is about more than pain in the chest. But when it comes on suddenly, experts behind new guidelines on evaluating and diagnosing it don’t want you pondering nuances. They want you to act. Now. “The most important thing people need to know about chest pain is that…

(Tero Vesalainen/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español The nightmare was so vivid that you woke up in a cold sweat, heart racing and certain that the creepy catastrophe was all too real. Should you have skipped the haunted house and those terrifying Halloween movies? More importantly, was that nightmare bad for your health? On both…

Melanie Falcon didn’t know she had a congenital heart defect – until an infection required emergency open-heart surgery. (Photo by Alison Conklin Photography) On the first crisp day of fall, Melanie Falcon went for a run in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She returned home feeling more worn out than usual. In the days that followed, Falcon –…

(KATERYNA KON/Science Photo Library, Getty Images) When former President Bill Clinton was treated for sepsis earlier this month, it put a spotlight on a common illness not often discussed. But it’s one that can endanger the heart. It is technically not a specific condition, but a syndrome that has defied easy categorization in the past….

(stockphototrends/iStock, Getty Images) The notion of biting into a bug or chewing on a cricket might make some people a bit squeamish. Don’t squash the idea until giving this food some thought. Some 2 billion people around the world already eat insects to supplement their diet, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization….

Heart failure survivor Darlene Anita Scott. (Photo by Lechele Jackson) When Darlene Anita Scott started experiencing shortness of breath at age 41, her first worry was how it would affect her running. In her 20s, she was a frequent gym-goer who loved spin classes. Running arrived in her 30s after Scott, a poet and creative…

(Huntstock/Brand X Pictures, Getty Images) Lea en español Hearing loss is a natural part of aging nobody likes to admit is happening. But happen it does – and ignoring it comes with a cost. It could put you at risk for another feared consequence of aging: dementia. “The greater your hearing loss, the more likely…

(PASIEKA/Science Photo Library, Getty Images) Scientists already knew radiation exposure and a lack of gravity stress the bodies of astronauts. But new research may offer a better idea of what’s driving some of that. It’s a clue that could help them measure the physical impact of space travel to detect problems earlier. It involves mitochondria,…

(Tom Werner/DigitalVision, Getty Images) Dr. Robert Zarr loves to write prescriptions that you don’t have to take to the pharmacy. Instead, he sends patients outside to soak in the healing powers of nature, combining the benefits of exercise with the therapeutic effects of fresh air and green space. “Going back millions of years, we’ve evolved…