Why People With High Blood Pressure May Take Their Pills but Skip Healthy Habits
People who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure may be more willing to take medicine than people without the condition, but they may...
Living Near Nature May Protect Against Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes has become a major public health challenge across the world.
The disease affects hundreds of millions of people and increases the risk...
Age Alone May Not Decide Who Is Too Old for Common Heart Procedure
Being in your late 70s or 80s does not automatically mean you are too old for a common heart procedure, according to new research...
A New Drug Trio May Treat Blood Cancer Better
For many people with acute myeloid leukemia, the greatest danger is not only the cancer that doctors can see at diagnosis.
The bigger long-term problem...
This Drug Could Benefit Older People with Dangerous Blood Clots
When doctors treat an older person for a serious blood clot, preventing another clot is only one part of the goal.
Avoiding dangerous bleeding, reducing...
Daily Coffee May Strongly Lower Risk of Liver Disease
For years, researchers have noticed an unusual pattern: people who drink coffee often appear less likely to develop serious liver disease.
A major new study...
Missing Diabetes Drugs Could Harm Heart Health
A prescription can only help if treatment can be continued in everyday life.
New research involving almost 80,000 people with type 2 diabetes suggests that...
Air Pollution Could Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis Quickly
Rheumatoid arthritis can worsen even when patients are taking their medicine, and sometimes the reason for a flare is difficult to identify.
New research suggests...
Scientists Find Rare Chemicals Hiding in Cannabis Leaves
Cannabis is famous for THC and CBD, but these are only a small part of the plant's chemistry.
Scientists have now found a rare group...
Study Finds Safer High Blood Pressure Treatments
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common long-term health conditions in the world.
It affects more than 116 million...