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Using opioids for pain may make you hard to find a doctor

In a new study, researchers found that for people who take prescription opioid pills for their chronic pain, it might be far harder to...

Scientists find better ways to treat diabetic foot disease

Diabetic foot ulcers are caused by restricted blood flow and damaging nerves. The wounds would often resist traditional antibiotics and refuse to heal. In many...

More people with this artery disease need to get statins

In a new study, researchers found that more people with and at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) need to get statins to lower...

This exercise may help prevent cognitive decline

In a new study, researchers found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may help prevent age-related cognitive illnesses, such as dementia. They found that high-intensity interval...

This diet linked to high colon cancer risk

In a new study, researchers found that an inflammatory diet is linked to an increased risk of colon cancer. An inflammatory diet is high in...

Scientists prove insects also feel chronic pain for the first time

Scientists have known insects experience something like pain since 2003, but new study proves for the first time that insects also experience chronic pain...

5 threats to heart health you may not be aware of

Many people can recite the major risk factors for heart disease, the stuff of posters, public service ads and dire warnings: smoking, high blood...

How hip fracture affects people’s life

In a new study, researchers found that hip fractures in older adults can be very dangerous and often cause chronic illness, death, and high...

Healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk of dementia

In a new study, researchers found that living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia. This is the first study...

These two supplements may prevent stroke, heart disease

In a new study, researchers found that the nutritional supplements people take or the diets they eat may not actually protect them against heart...