Heart Warning Sign

Last year 493,242 Britons died of various causes. The majority were due to heart disease and more than a quarter were as a result of various forms of cancer.

As a graduate student in the Twin Cities, Marie Johnson started listening closely to her husband's heart.

Why are you shrinking? Starting in their late 30s, it's normal for men and women to lose about a half-inch in height every 10 years. Melinda Beck with USA Today looked at what point does it get worrisome and what can be done to help.

Fathers are less likely to die of heart disease than men without children. That's what a decade-long study finds. The research doesn't show that not having children causes heart problems in men but the findings suggest that infertility could be a potentia

It may come as a surprise to father's continually woken by their offspring in the early hours of the morning, but having children could mean they have healthier hearts, say Stanford University scientists.