Golfers at greater risk of skin cancer, study reveals
New research conducted by the University of South Australia and global partners reveals that golfers have a 2.4 times higher risk of skin cancer...
Scientists find a new way to prevent dementia
Could training our noses to recognize smells boost our memory and lower the risk of dementia?
That's exactly what Dr. Alex Bahar-Fuchs and his team...
Older people may benefit more from certain cholesterol drugs
There's a class of drugs called statins, used to lower the bad kind of cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
According to a study,...
New tech helps remove blood clots effectively during stroke treatment
Do you know what a stroke is? It's a severe health problem that happens when blood cannot flow to the brain.
Without blood, brain cells...
How high blood pressure medicine might affect your gut
A condition called diverticulosis affects the gut. This means that there are tiny pouches in the lining of the intestine, a long tube that...
Good dental health may protect against heart disease
Did you know that looking after your gums could also help your heart? This isn't some sort of riddle, but rather the finding from...
Drinking kombucha lowers blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
A clinical trial conducted by researchers at Georgetown University's School of Health, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and MedStar Health found that type 2 diabetes...
Common painkiller for headaches may treat high blood pressure
A medicine that many of us have in our homes, known as acetaminophen, is mostly used to ease headaches. We typically swallow this medicine...
Scientists find a new way to diagnose heart failure
Researchers from the University of Oslo (UiO) have been studying whether biomarkers can improve diagnostic methods for heart failure, which is a major cause...
Taking an antidepressant? Mixing it with other medicines – including some cold and flu...
The stigma that surrounds people living in larger bodies is pervasive and deeply affects the people it’s directed at. It’s been described as one...