It’s easy for the heart rate to rise quickly due to exercise, stress, anxiety, seeing the person you like or even hot weather. Getting your pulse to come down in the moment can be more challenging, ...

Yes, allergies can increase your heart rate. This may occur as a symptom of allergic rhinitis or as a side effect of an allergy medication. Learn more about prevention and treatment options. Your ...

The heart rate zone formula is flawed, especially for women. Here's how to rethink your training. These days, everyone from ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. Sometimes it beats faster and sometimes more slowly, depending on what you're doing and whether, for instance, you're all worked up about something. So ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old woman who, for at least 10 years now, has been experiencing a rapid heart rate. My blood pressure, however, remains normal. In fact, doctors are usually surprised at ...

If you wear a Fitbit, Apple Watch or a similar wearable while working out, you already know that you have a useful tool right at your fingertips. One especially helpful feature wearables like these ...

To live is to have a heartbeat, which is why it makes sense for us living things to have a good understanding of our ticker. It’s well-known science that our hearts beat faster when we exercise and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old woman who, for at least 10 years now, has been experiencing a rapid heart rate. My blood pressure, however, remains normal. In fact, doctors are usually surprised at ...

It's a common yet uncomfortable sensation when the heart beats rapidly for a second or two and then becomes normal. Whether ...

Researchers led by Dr. Roberto Goya-Maldonado at the University Medical Center Göttingen have identified a rapid physiological marker that predicts which patients with major depression will respond to ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...