Skip the salt, grab the bananas, says heart health experts
In a study from Harvard University and elsewhere, scientists found lower sodium intake and higher potassium intake is linked to a reduced risk of...
Widely used blood pressure drugs may increase death risk in breast cancer
A recent study at Flinders University found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast cancer patients.
Beta-blockers, commonly used to manage high...
This diabetes number could predict death risk
A recent study from the Universities of Gothenburg and Oxford suggests people who get type 2 diabetes need to gain control of their blood...
Common depression drug may help treat blinding eye disease
A recent study from the University of Virginia found an antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness...
A majority of Americans have not got the latest COVID booster
In a new survey from the COVID States Project, scientists found that nearly half of American adults reported having been infected with COVID-19 at least...
Advanced MRI benefits people with heart stiffening disease
An advanced form of cardiac MRI has for the first-time enabled clinicians to measure the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with the life-limiting condition 'stiff heart syndrome'.
Heart failure more common in people with heart defects
Scientists found people born with heart defects may face a nearly ninefold higher lifetime risk for heart failure.
Scientists find a way to make asthma drugs last longer
In a study from Thomas Jefferson University, scientists found a way to make asthma drugs last longer.
Exercise is medicine for cancer, even in late stages
In a study from Edith Cowan University, scientists found how critically important exercise can be—even for people with advanced cancer.
Yogurt may help reduce high blood pressure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death, and high blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
A recent...