How much vitamin D do you really need to lower blood pressure?
A new study shows that taking vitamin D supplements may help lower blood pressure in older adults who are overweight or obese.
But taking more...
Can cholesterol drug statins help you live longer?
Statins are medicines that many people take to lower cholesterol and protect their heart. But do they actually help people live longer?
Research says yes—especially...
Doctors urged to prescribe exercise instead of pills for mild heart disease risks
A new statement from the American Heart Association says that doctors should encourage people with slightly high blood pressure or cholesterol to be more...
Low dose of this drug could help you avoid joint surgery
A new study from the LoDoCo2 trial has found that taking a small daily dose of a drug called colchicine might help people avoid...
Vitamin K2 could help reduce heart disease risk, study finds
Scientists from the University of Bergen have found that one form of vitamin K—vitamin K2—may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Their research showed...
These everyday foods could protect your brain as you age
Dementia is a term many people have heard, but not everyone fully understands. It refers to a decline in mental ability severe enough to...
A parent’s gut feeling may be the fastest warning sign of a child’s serious...
A new study suggests that a parent’s instinct that something is seriously wrong with their child can be a powerful medical warning sign—often more...
A drop of blood could soon diagnose disease—without a lab visit
Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease using just a single drop of blood seemed impossible.
But now, a new technology developed by...
Lifestyle medicine may help doctors feel happier and less burned out
A new study suggests that treating patients with lifestyle medicine—an approach that focuses on healthy habits such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management—may...
Eating eggs daily not linked to heart disease or death risk
Scientists from McMaster University have found that eating one egg per day is not linked to an increased risk of heart disease or death.
Eggs...