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Our expert explains what is red meat, what is white meat, and whether meat is bad for you

Our Senior Dietitian writes about our advice on healthy eating and explains the latest news stories on saturated and trans fats.

Taking a common antibiotic alongside a statin commonly prescribed in Canada could have adverse effects on older people, according to new research.

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University of Leicester | Professor Alison Goodall

Heart attacks are caused by a build up of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries of the heart. The plaque can lead to restricted blood flow to the heart muscle, causing angina, or complete blockage of an artery, causing a heart attack. Pla...

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.

Turning Back The Tide is our new five-point plan to improve outcomes for people with or at risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Find out more.

It's hard to read or watch the news without hearing of new things that could, apparently, cause heart and circulatory disease. But can you believe what you read? We explain.

Find out if taking statins, blood pressure tablets and heart medication at a certain time can make a difference with pharmacist Antania Tang.

Our programme adds to a growing evidence base showing that care and support planning can be implemented at practice, community and health system level.

The British Heart Foundation have awarded £800,000 to researchers at the University of Sheffield to develop a new gene therapy that will treat heart and circulatory diseases.