Common drug for inflammation may increase your blood pressure
Steroids reduce redness and swelling (inflammation) when taken in doses higher than the amount your body normally produces.
This can help with inflammatory conditions such as...
Common diabetes drug can lead to more effective weight loss
SGLT2 inhibitors are a class of prescription medicines that are FDA-approved for use with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type...
Half of people with inflammatory bowel disease have zinc deficiency
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a broad term that describes conditions characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
The two most common inflammatory bowel diseases...
How to lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence
Most women treated for breast cancer have something else in common: they worry about the cancer coming back.
Michelle Shayne, M.D., a breast cancer specialist and...
Scientists find an early sign of severe COVID-19
In a study from the University of Aberdeen, scientists found a protein that could be an early indicator of severe COVID-19.
Patients who get seriously...
Very few people with this blood pressure disease get diagnosed
In a recent study from Michigan State University, scientists found that only 3% of patients at high risk for a blood pressure disease called...
Refined grain foods are not linked to heart disease risk, study finds
Refined grains include white flour, white rice, and white bread. Many breads, cereals, crackers, desserts and pastries are made with refined grains.
In a study from...
Scientists find the cause of severe COVID symptoms
Since the earliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and scientists worldwide have been working to understand how exactly the virus makes us sick.
In...
Scientists find a cause of coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease is a chronic disease that affects the blood vessels that supply blood to your heart. It can lead to chest pain...
Marijuana and other drugs linked to deadly heart rhythm disorder
Heart rhythm disorder is the improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast or too slow. A cardiac arrhythmia occurs when electrical impulses...