This headache drug can lower blood pressure
Acetaminophen, widely known for easing headaches, fevers, and mild pain, is a medicine most people recognize. In everyday life, it’s usually taken as a...
Understanding the common causes of tinnitus
Tinnitus is the name for the strange sounds some people hear in their ears even when there is no outside noise. It’s often described...
When blood can’t flow freely to your legs: understanding peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a condition where the arteries that carry blood to your arms and legs become narrow. This usually happens...
This nutrient plays a key role in reducing high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. If it isn’t treated, it can lead...
Early signs of Parkinson’s disease you shouldn’t ignore
Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects the brain and gradually makes it harder for a person to move. It usually starts slowly, and...
Blood pressure decline in old age may be a natural part of aging
Blood pressure tends to rise steadily from childhood through middle age, but what happens to it later in life has remained less understood.
Now, researchers...
Scientists find how to restore brain cell function in Parkinson’s disease
A new study from Stanford Medicine has found that stopping an overactive enzyme in the brain might help protect and even restore neurons damaged...
Learning Alzheimer’s risk doesn’t cause distress, study shows
A new study reveals that learning about one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t cause emotional harm—but even those at high risk often lose motivation...
Why community pharmacies are closing – and what to do if your neighborhood location...
Neighborhood pharmacies are rapidly shuttering.
Not long ago, Walgreens, one of the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains, announced plans to close 1,200 stores over the next...
New therapy restores hearing in children and adults with genetic deafness
A new international study has shown that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in children and adults born with a specific genetic form of...