How to protect your liver from harm
Your liver works hard to protect your health. It’s a rugged, strong organ. But certain things—like alcohol, drugs, viruses, and excess weight—can damage it.
You...
This common water pill may help treat Alzheimer’s disease
In a new study from the National Institute on Aging, researchers found a commonly available oral diuretic pill approved by the U.S. Food and...
Cholesterol should be on everyone’s radar, beginning early in life
Exposure to high blood cholesterol over a lifetime can increase the risk for heart attack or stroke, and new scientific guidelines say managing this...
This common diet could boost health in people with diabetes
In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found for people with diabetes, sticking to a low glycemic diet results in small but...
This inexpensive heart drug can help treat severe COVID-19
In a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart...
Why exercise may help treat Parkinson’s disease
Until about 10 years ago, most clinicians only looked at the brain when finding ways to treat patients with Parkinson's Disease.
In a new paper...
Traffic noise may increase diabetes, blood pressure risks
Navigating through congested road traffic is enough to make even the most laid-back people lose their cool. As it turns out, just the sound...
Meditation reduces long-term stress, and your hair can show it
In a new study from Max Planck Institute, researchers found mental training that promotes skills such as mindfulness, gratitude or compassion reduces the concentration...
Weight loss helps knee arthritis
Recent research shows that people who are overweight can reduce their symptoms of knee arthritis by losing at least 20% of their weight.
Millions of...
She thought her dizziness, exhaustion came from being a mom
Their young sons in bed, Lucy Henglefelt and her husband, Adam, were cleaning their Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home to put it on the...