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Parkinson’s disease: treatment is best started early

BBC broadcaster Jeremy Paxman was brought to hospital after he collapsed in a park while walking his dog. A doctor in the emergency department...

Older type 2 diabetes drugs linked to 22% lower dementia risk

Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere...

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to more gum disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract and is divided into Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Periodontal (gum) disease...

Aspirin may improve survival for bladder and breast cancers

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread. The...

Diabetes drug metformin may help treat common heart rhythm disease

The human heart is an amazing biological machine controlled by an internal electrical system that produces about 100,000 beats a day. When abnormal electrical activity...

Widely used painkiller could harm your blood pressure health

Your blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic. Systolic pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...

Trans fats may strongly increase heart disease death risk

According to the National Institute of Health, heart disease is a catch-all phrase for a variety of conditions that affect the heart's structure and how...

New findings help reveal the root causes of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths each year than any other gynecologic cancer in the U.S. Recent discoveries from Cedars-Sinai Cancer help improve the understanding of...

High blood sugar linked to fatty liver disease, study finds

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which fat builds up in your liver. Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are...

This common nutrient may hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers found that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds the potential to prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). Choline is a nutrient that is naturally present...