These simple lifestyle habits can strongly lower high blood pressure
High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems worldwide, affecting about four in every ten people. It is a major cause...
These simple everyday foods can lower death risk in type 2 diabetes
A major new study has found that what people with type 2 diabetes choose to eat every day can make a big difference in...
Many people need much higher vitamin D doses for heart health, study finds
New research from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City is raising big questions about whether today’s Vitamin D recommendations are truly enough to protect...
Daily marijuana use may raise heart failure risk
New research from one of the largest health studies in the United States has found a concerning link between daily marijuana use and a...
This blood pressure number can predict future dementia and stroke
Scientists at the University of Miami have found an important clue that could help us understand how blood pressure affects the aging brain.
Their recent...
New drug could protect against kidney failure in type 2 diabetes
People living with type 2 diabetes often face serious health risks, and one of the most dangerous complications is chronic kidney disease.
When diabetes and...
These common drugs may raise your risk of memory loss
A study from the University of California, San Diego, has raised serious concerns about a group of medications known as anticholinergic drugs.
These drugs are...
Vaping and smoking tied to higher risk of diabetes, study finds
New research from the University of Georgia has revealed that people who use e-cigarettes, regular cigarettes, or both are more likely to develop diabetes...
Scientists bring back ancient gene to fight gout and fatty liver disease
Gout is one of the oldest known human diseases. It causes painful swelling in the joints when sharp crystals form due to high levels...
The ancient poem that misled the world about the Black Death
For hundreds of years, people have been taught that the Black Death sped across Asia like a wildfire, racing along the Silk Road from...