What Is the Best Time to Take Blood Pressure Drugs?
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the most common long-term health problems in the world. Many people have it without knowing...
Scientists Find How to Reverse Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's disease is a long-term brain disorder that slowly damages nerve cells involved in movement. It affects millions of people around the world and...
Common Blood Pressure Drug May Raise Heart Failure Risk in Some Women
A large new study suggests that women with high blood pressure may not always respond to blood pressure medicine in the same way as...
Diabetes Drugs Could Protect the Heart and Kidneys—Even in People Without Diabetes
Medicines first developed to treat type 2 diabetes are proving to have benefits far beyond controlling blood sugar.
A major new study has found that...
Scientists Find Surprising Effects of Common Cholesterol Drugs
Millions of people around the world take cholesterol-lowering medicines every day. Doctors often prescribe these medicines because high cholesterol is one of the biggest...
10 Everyday Foods That Naturally Help Lower High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is one of the most common health problems in the world. Millions of people have it, and many...
Obesity Crisis Could Cause 1.37 Million Early Heart Disease Deaths Every Year by 2050
Obesity has become one of the biggest health challenges in the world.
It is no longer only linked to carrying extra body weight. Doctors now...
Could an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Help Prevent Dementia?
A growing body of research suggests that the foods we eat may influence how well our brains age.
While there is still no cure for...
Why Most Back Pain Treatments Don’t Last
Millions of people around the world live with chronic back pain. It is one of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor, missing...
New Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer’s Symptoms Years Before Memory Loss
A simple blood test may one day tell doctors not only whether a person has Alzheimer's disease, but also when memory problems are likely...