COVID-19: Understanding the basics of ‘herd immunity’
Dr. Eduardo Sanchez is the American Heart Association's chief medical officer for prevention and a former state health commissioner of Texas.
He has dealt...
Widely used pesticide products may increase heart disease death risk
Pyrethroids are among the list of commonly used insecticides with the largest market share and they constitute the majority of commercial household insecticides.
They are...
Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may spread from person to person
Non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer, and lung disease are now the most common causes of death, accounting for 70% of deaths worldwide.
These diseases...
Acupuncture could reduce migraine headaches
In a new study, researchers found that acupuncture can reduce migraine headaches compared to both no acupuncture and usual care.
They say doctors should provide...
Too much salt may strongly harm your immune system
In a new study, researchers found that a high-salt diet is not only bad for blood pressure, but also for the immune system.
They found...
Early-life hardship linked to decline in memory and thinking in later life
In a new study, researchers found that early-life adversity can have long-term effects on people's memory and thinking in later life.
They showed that experiencing...
COVID-19 just a problem for elderly people, right? Think again.
People holed up in their homes to follow the advice of government and health care experts were treated to some jarring newscast video over...
Fish oil drug could prevent 70,000 heart attacks, strokes every year in U.S.
In a new study, researchers predicted that more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in...
Scientists create world’s first ultrasound biosensor
The ability to accurately monitor drug levels and biological molecules inside patients in real time has remained largely elusive.
Most of the implantable monitors invented...
This drug could benefit people with diabetes by releasing insulin in stomach
A recent MIT study has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin.
It may replace the injections that...