How your mouth could be killing your heart
The mouth is often described as a window to overall health – and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a significant...
Diabetes drug metformin may help relieve knee arthritis pain
A widely used diabetes drug may soon play a surprising new role: easing the pain of knee osteoarthritis in people who are overweight or...
Fit and healthy at 45, he looked into a mild symptom. It might have...
Scott Daley started feeling tingling sensations in his arm while playing soccer with his recreation team.
At first, he wasn't that worried about it. After...
New salt blend could lower blood pressure without sacrificing taste
Too much salt in the American diet has become a serious health problem. Most people eat more sodium than their bodies need, which raises...
Low vitamin B12 may increase chronic inflammation and disease risk
A new study has revealed a strong link between low levels of vitamin B12 and chronic inflammation—a discovery that could change the way we...
How blood test can warn Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have found that high levels of a certain enzyme in the blood could be an early...
Cutting blood pressure meds may be safe for some older people, Oxford study finds
A new study from the University of Oxford suggests that some older adults taking medication for high blood pressure may be able to safely...
Drug combo could control type 2 diabetes for over 2 years
A new study from Thomas Jefferson University has found that a combination of two diabetes medications, dapagliflozin and exenatide, continues to help control blood...
Common blood pressure measurement may miss heart disease risk
A new study has revealed that the most commonly used way to measure blood pressure may not always give accurate results, especially for people...
Cancer drug shows promise in slowing aging
A new study from the University of Auckland has revealed a surprising possibility: a drug currently used to treat cancer may also help extend...