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Cannabis may raise death risk strongly in people with high blood pressure

In a study from Georgia State University, scientists found that marijuana use is linked to a three-fold risk of death from high blood pressure. In...

Scientists find new way to prevent broad range of COVID-19 variants

The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019. Many of the...

Scientists find the cause of nighttime high blood pressure

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found the reasons behind low levels of natriuretic peptides...

Olive oil may help prevent heart disease, study finds

Scientists from Harvard University and elsewhere found that higher olive oil intake may help lower heart disease risk in U.S. men and women. Olive oil is...

Yogurt could help decrease heart disease risk in people with high blood pressure

Scientists from Boston University found that regular yogurt intake is linked to lower heart disease risk in people with high blood pressure. Heart disease describes a...

Too many older Americans are taking daily aspirin despite the warning

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that many older Americans are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward...

This food can help control your waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar

In a recent study from Tufts University, researchers found that middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of whole grains daily...

Your blood type could predict your risk of having a stroke before age 60

A person’s blood type may be linked to their risk of having an early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis led by University of...

Cinnamon helps control blood sugar in people with prediabetes

Scientists from Joslin Diabetes Center found that cinnamon improves blood sugar control in people with prediabetes and could slow the progression to type 2...

This antibiotic drug may effectively treat common dementia

In a recent study published in Human Molecular Genetics, researchers have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for...