Tooth loss linked to higher risk of heart disease
In a new study, researchers found adults who have lost teeth due to non-traumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing heart disease.
Heart...
This pregnancy symptom linked to higher autism risk
In a new study, researchers found children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum—a severe form of morning sickness—during pregnancy were 53% more likely to be...
Your kidney function may affect your opioid addiction risk
In a new study, researchers found receiving prescriptions of opioids was linked with higher risks of death and hospitalization compared with receiving other pain...
People over 50s do not need routine bowel cancer test, research says
In a new study, researchers say routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years.
This is because, for those...
Obesity may offer a survival benefit to people with heart failure
In a new study, researchers found while obesity increases the chances of heart failure, for those with heart failure it may confer a survival...
High fiber diets may benefit people with high blood pressure, diabetes
In a new study, researchers found patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes who consume a high fiber diet had an improvement...
What is stenting?
According to reports, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), a Democratic presidential candidate, was hospitalized for an emergency procedure to insert stents into his heart.
A stent...
Taking these two drugs may protect you from heart attack and stroke
Cardiovascular diseases are diseases that originate from the vascular system and/or the heart.
These include high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, heart...
This test may offer noninvasive detection of prostate cancer
In a new study, researchers have identified a novel prostate cancer gene fusion involving the KLK4 protein-coding gene and KLKP1 pseudogene.
This unique biomarker can...
This diet could relieve symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease
In a new study, researchers found that a diet low in fermented carbohydrates has improved certain gut symptoms and improved health for sufferers of...