4 big signs of metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that together raise your risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other serious health problems.
Metabolic syndrome...
Smokers less likely to survive a heart attack, study warns
Scientists from Jordan University of Science and Technology found that smokers have a lower chance of surviving a heart attack than non-smokers.
The research was...
What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from...
Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March...
Reducing salt intake could benefit people with heart disease
For the past century people with weak hearts have been told to lower their salt intake, but until now there has been little scientific...
Coffee and tea may help lower stroke and dementia risks
Scientists from Tianjin Medical University found that drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia.
Drinking coffee was...
Itchy, scaly skin? living with psoriasis
The thick, red, scaly skin of psoriasis can be not only painful but also embarrassing.
You may have it or know someone who does. Psoriasis...
Big factors that are known to increase the risk of cancer
Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use
Tobacco use is strongly linked to an increased risk for many kinds of cancer. Smoking cigarettes is the leading cause...
Fiber bread could help control type 2 diabetes
Scientists from PMRC Research Center at NICH found that eating fiber bread could help with the management of diabetes.
The research is published in the...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: What you need to know
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat builds up in your liver.
This buildup of fat is not caused by heavy...
Blueberry extracts could benefit wound healing, diabetes
Scientists from the University of Maine found that wild blueberry extracts influence blood vessel formation.
The research is published in the Journal of Medicinal Food and...