Should you check your blood pressure at home?
High blood pressure is something that's mentioned so often—and so casually—on television shows and in books, that it's easy to forget it is a...
Common blood test could advance heart failure treatment
In a new study from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, researchers developed a new use for a common blood...
Being a ‘night owl’ may increase diabetes risk if you’re overweight
In a new study from the University of Naples Federico II, researchers found that though obesity by itself can drive up heart disease risk,...
A stroke at 34 rocked her family’s world
Lisa Anderson shook her husband, Jacob, awake.
"I just got off the phone with the nurse," she told him. "She said I could have a...
Common drug for inflammation may increase blood pressure
In a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers found that cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases...
Common drug for diabetes, alcoholism may help treat cancer
In a recent study published in Nature Cancer, researchers found dozens of non-oncology drugs, including drugs for diabetes, inflammation, alcoholism—and even for treating arthritis in dogs—could...
Common vitamin supplement may harm your eye health
In a recent study published in the Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases, researchers found a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked to injury of...
Man uses experience of his stroke to help others recognize the signs
After temporarily losing function on his left side, Gary Pearson is passionate about raising awareness of stroke symptoms and how stroke can be prevented.
"It...
Why older people have a greater risk of heart attack
In a new study from the University of South Florida, researchers made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart...
A high-protein diet may help prevent fatty liver
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disease in the world, with sometimes life-threatening consequences.
In a new study from Deutsches Zentrum...