Heavy antibiotic use linked to this dangerous gut disease
Scientists from NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that the more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
The results...
Common high blood pressure drug may prevent COVID-19 complications
Scientists from Johns Hopkins found a drug treatment that may reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of COVID-19.
They found prazosin,...
Eating sea squirts may help reverse major signs of aging
Scientists from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and elsewhere found that eating a diet containing the sea organisms Ascidiacea, also known as sea squirts, reverses some...
COVID-19 treatment remdesivir: What you need to know
What is it? The antiviral treatment remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the first COVID-19 therapy to get full FDA approval, and, so...
This lung disease can cause premature aging of the immune system
Scientists from the University of São Paulo found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to premature senescence (age-related impairment) of the immune system.
The...
Love your heart: Take steps to reduce heart risks
Heart disease remains the number one killer of both women and men in the United States. The good news is you have the power...
This study shows the cause of biggest increase in type 2 diabetes risk
Scientists from the University of Cambridge found rare genetic variants that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than...
COVID-19 treatments Paxlovid: What you need to know
What is it? Paxlovid is Pfizer’s brand name for an antiviral oral medication (in pill form) that combines two generic drugs, nirmatrelvir and ritonavir.
It was the...
Lean people with fatty liver have higher risk of heart disease than overweight people
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that those with a normal body weight with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to...
Improved fitness gave man chance to walk daughter down the aisle after heart attack
Justin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, stared at the photos in disbelief.
"Do I really look that big?" he thought.
The pictures came from a joyous...