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Even Fit Baby Boomers Won’t Escape Heart Problems

Here’s a reality check for health-conscious baby boomers: Even among those in good shape, at least 1 in 3 will eventually develop heart problems or have a stroke.

2012/11/05

Funeral Set For State Trooper Who Collapsed

Services will be held Tuesday in the Dallas area for a 67-year-old Texas trooper who collapsed and died during a physical readiness test.

2012/10/08

Marla Sewell, 42, was minutes away from dying after suffering sudden cardiac arrest. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

Doctors Warn Against Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Athletic, healthy, fit –– sudden cardiac arrest often picks the least likely victims. Just ask Marla Sewell.

2012/06/26

A nurse takes a blood sample from a teenage girl. (credit: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)

Panel: Test Every Child For Cholesterol By Age 11

Every child should be tested for high cholesterol by age 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged Friday in new advice that is sure to be controversial.

2011/11/11

A man smokes a cigarette outside. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

CDC: Adult Smoking Rate Edges Down Slightly

Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.

2011/09/07

An Intensive Care Unit patient is comforted by her daughter. (credit: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Nation’s No. 1 Killer, Heart Disease, Can Sneak Up On Women

Heart disease can sneak up on women in ways that standard cardiac tests can miss. It’s part of a puzzling gender gap: Women tend to have different heart attack symptoms than men.

2011/07/04

Jessica Alba poses at the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2011 on February 13, 2011 in London, England. (credit: Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Heart Awareness On The Lips Of North Texans

February is Heart Awareness Month. People are encouraged to wear red on Fridays. And now, you can show support with your lips.

2011/02/15

A woman performs chest compressions on a mannequin while learning CPR. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Group Wants CPR Training Required For Students

The American Heart Association wants states to require high school students to learn how to give CPR.

2011/01/11

A doctor reads a blood pressure gauge during an examination of a patient. (credit: Getty Images/Joe Raedle)

Zapping Nerves Helps Control High Blood Pressure

Some people who couldn’t get their blood pressure under control despite taking a fistful of pills every day found relief from an experimental radio wave treatment.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/11/17

Fish are on display for sale at a market. (credit: AP/Mary Altaffer)

Study: Fish Oil Doesn’t Help Heart Rhythm Problem

Eating fish is good for the heart, but taking omega-3 fish oil supplements did not prevent flare-ups of a common heart rhythm problem as doctors hoped it would, researchers reported Monday.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/11/15