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If you are healthy, don’t take aspirin every day

A new study found that, for healthy older adults, taking a low-dose aspirin each day didn’t extend life or prevent a first heart attack...

Some common blood pressure drugs can protect your liver health

Chronic liver damage leads to scarring (fibrosis) of the liver tissue. This can ultimately lead to increased blood pressure in the vascular system of the...

Eating just one egg everyday may increase your diabetes risk a lot

In a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that excess egg consumption can increase your risk of diabetes. They examined...

This daily habit can give you a healthy liver

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disorder worldwide, affecting as much as a quarter of humanity. It is characterized by fat...

Her heart ‘looked like Swiss cheese’ after stroke at 29

Jennifer Michele always has had a knack for sprucing up spaces. That talent prompted her to start an interior design firm in 2007. She...

Why you need COVID vaccines: They can prevent severe disease, even from Delta

In a new study from Epi-Phare in France, researchers found vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of COVID-19, even against the Delta...

If you control type 2 diabetes well, you may lower dementia risk

It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia disease. However, as for the risk of...

To avoid this cancer, get your daily vitamin D

In a new review study from the University of Warwick, researchers suggest a vitamin D deficiency might increase the risk of bladder cancer. The study...

Common blood pressure drugs may give you this skin disease

In a new study from Ewha Womans University, researchers found a link between the use of antihypertensive mediations and the development of psoriasis, a...

Heart valve problems: Are you at risk?

Although the number of people affected by heart valve disease is considerably smaller than the number of people who have more common conditions, such...