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This common painkiller could strongly raise your blood pressure

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh found that long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high...

Reducing your sedentary time could lower risks of type 2 diabetes and heart diseases

Scientists from the Turku PET Centre and the UKK Institute found reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors...

People with fatty liver disease live 3 years shorter, study finds

Scientists from Karolinska Institutet found that people with fatty liver disease are expected to live almost three years shorter than the general population. The research...

Limited by stroke at 48, his wife helps him make the most of their...

While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey's house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the...

Drug combo could effectively treat this colon cancer

Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer. The...

Cannabis linked to heart disease, Stanford study finds

Scientists from Stanford Medicine found that people who use marijuana have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack. They also showed that the...

Are we out of the pandemic phase of COVID-19?

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said last week that the U.S. is transitioning “out of the pandemic phase” of the...

You may show new symptoms after a positive test for COVID-19

Scientists from CDC found that the prevalence of certain symptoms and conditions is increased at 31 to 150 days following testing in people who...

These people have a lower infection risk from COVID-19 omicron

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich found that the immune system develops a high-quality antibody response after three encounters with the coronavirus spike...

Standing is linked to better insulin function, study finds

Scientists from Turku PET Centre and UKK institute found that standing is associated with better insulin sensitivity. Increasing the daily standing time may therefore help...