Scientists find better treatment for diabetic foot disease
People with type 2 diabetes often suffer from poorly-healing infected wounds on their feet.
Using existing methods, however, it takes two days to grow a...
Many people with heart failure don’t get sufficient doses of drugs
In a new study, researchers found important drugs for the treatment of heart failure are often prescribed in lower dosages than recommended by international...
Diet high in fruit sugar may harm your liver health
Fructose is the major carbohydrate present in fruit.
Although some dietary fructose is derived from fruit, much fructose consumed in the diet is derived from...
This daily nutrient may protect you from type 2 diabetes
Linoleic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid and is one of two essential fatty acids for people, who must obtain it through their diet.
Foods...
Alcohol drinking linked to dementia risk
In a new study, researchers found alcohol intake in later life is linked to dementia risk.
The research was conducted by a team from Harvard...
Physical therapy may help reduce opioid prescriptions
In a new study, researchers found patients who first saw a physical therapist or chiropractor for low back pain, rather than a primary care...
This new prostate cancer therapy could delay cancer growth
In a new study, researchers found for the first time, prostate cancer can be treated based on the genetic makeup of cancer.
The new therapy...
Statins can be good or bad for your bone health, depending on the dosage
In a new study, researchers showed for the first time a connection between the dosage of cholesterol-lowering drugs—statins—and the diagnosis of osteoporosis.
They found at...
5 reasons for stomach pain you should know
Tummy troubles are a common cause for a visit to the doctor’s office.
When patients complain of “stomach pain,” they are sometimes describing pain that...
“Good” cholesterol may reverse blood vessel disease in diabetes
In a new study, researchers found increased levels of "good" cholesterol may help reverse disease in the blood vessels in diabetes.
The research was led...