After completing a safety review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found no evidence that the blood pressure medication olmesartan increases cardiovascular risks in people with diabetes.

Smoking poses many health risks, including that of abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can lead to rupture. Men who have ever smoked are especially at risk and advised to be screened for the condition.

After a heart attack, quitting smoking can be a life-saving health decision. Could quitting smokeless tobacco have the same effect?

Some research has shown that those who regularly drink or smoke are less likely to take their cholesterol medications. But people with a different unhealthy lifestyle factor do seem to take the medications meant to lower cholesterol and improve their health.

Although stroke numbers have been dropping over the past decade, African Americans continue to face a high stroke risk. And stroke rates seem to be rising in one Southern state.

Young women are more prone to depression than older women or men of any age. New research looked into whether depression was a sign of physical health problems.

Many older people take medications to lower their blood pressure. A new study has found that one of the first medications often prescribed to patients for this purpose may cause some significant problems.

Stroke usually affects people later in life. However, new research suggests that it's not just older adults who should be careful.

While heart disease affects both sexes, testing for it originally developed according to symptoms in men. Research has now recognized gender differences that may help prevent and treat the condition.

When caffeine hits the body, blood pressure increases and heart rate decreases, past research has found. But the effects differ in males and females.