Health & Wellness
How Blood Pressure Drugs Affect Kidney Health in Diabetes
For people living with type 2 diabetes, protecting kidney health is often a lifelong challenge.
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney...
Good Habits May Lower Dementia Risk—But Not for Everyone
Dementia is becoming one of the biggest health challenges facing the world. Experts estimate that the number of people living with dementia could nearly...
AI May Predict Heart and Kidney Disease from Eye Scans
Eye exams are becoming much more powerful than many people realize. Modern eye clinics now use advanced imaging technology that allows doctors to look...
Not All Women with Heart Rhythm Disease Face Higher Stroke Risk
For many years, doctors have believed that women with atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, automatically face a higher risk of stroke than men.
This belief...
A Simple Sitting Position May Help You Survive in a Heart Attack
A heart attack is one of the most serious medical emergencies a person can experience. It often happens without warning and can quickly become...
Common Vitamin Can Help Immune System Fight Tough Blood Cancers
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world and remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat.
Although treatments such...
Lower Blood Pressure Could Add Years to Your Life
High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because it usually causes no obvious symptoms while quietly damaging the body over many years.
It...
Popular Anti-Aging Supplement May Fuel Aggressive Breast Cancer
Many people take dietary supplements hoping to improve their health, boost their energy, and slow down the aging process.
One supplement that has attracted a...
Popular Sugar Substitute May Cause Brain and Heart Diseases
A sweetener that many people use instead of sugar may not be as harmless as it seems.
New research suggests that erythritol, a popular ingredient...
Major Causes of Pancreatic Cancer Everyone Needs to Know
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious forms of cancer, yet many people know very little about it until it affects someone they...
Hidden Hormone May Be Driving High Blood Pressure in Millions
High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world. It affects more than 1.5 billion people and is a...
7 Warning Signs Liver Failure May Reach a Dangerous Stage
The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It performs hundreds of essential tasks that keep us alive and...
Could a Common Painkiller Help Stop Cancer from Spreading?
Cancer becomes much harder to treat when it spreads from its original location to other parts of the body. This process, known as metastasis,...
Popular Blood Pressure Drug Linked to Higher Side Effects
Chlorthalidone has been used for decades to help people control high blood pressure, a condition that affects millions of people around the world.
High blood...
New Injection Treatment May Help Ease Chronic Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world. Nearly everyone experiences it at some point in life.
For some people,...
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Brain Health
Common Flu Drugs May Slow Cognitive Decline
People living with HIV are now living much longer than they did in the past, thanks to highly effective antiretroviral treatments.
These medicines can keep...
Good Habits May Lower Dementia Risk—But Not for Everyone
Dementia is becoming one of the biggest health challenges facing the world. Experts estimate that the number of people living with dementia could nearly...
Not All Women with Heart Rhythm Disease Face Higher Stroke Risk
For many years, doctors have believed that women with atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, automatically face a higher risk of stroke than men.
This belief...
Study Finds a Big Hidden Cause of Heart Attacks and Strokes
Atherosclerosis is a common condition that affects millions of people around the world and is one of the leading causes of heart attacks and...
How Acupuncture Could Help Stroke Patients Move Again
Recovering from a stroke can be a long and difficult journey. Many survivors face months or even years of rehabilitation as they work to...