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Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures...

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer. Osteoporosis is...

After his father collapsed in a park, Los Angeles teen helps secure more AEDs...

Michael Isayan had just retrieved an errant soccer ball when he spotted his father, Edvard Isayan, lying on the ground in the middle of...

Boys and men have higher risk for kidney injury, study finds

Recent research has highlighted that boys and men have a higher likelihood of experiencing acute kidney injury (AKI) compared to girls and women across...

These common drugs may harm memory functions, study finds

Many of us rely on medicines to manage everyday issues like colds, allergies, or high blood pressure. But new research reveals that some of...

Replacing carbs with nuts may help control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

A recent study from the University of Toronto suggests that swapping out carbohydrates for nuts in the diet may help people with type 2...

Vitamin B3 can help treat cancer by boosting body’s natural cancer killer

Scientists from the University of Minnesota have made an exciting discovery that could improve cancer treatment, especially for blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. They...

Common drugs may raise blood pressure in people with hypertension

A recent study from Harvard reveals that nearly one in five people with high blood pressure (hypertension) may unknowingly be taking medications for other...

Why being slightly overweight might help stroke recovery

Scientists from Kobe University have found that stroke survivors who are slightly overweight tend to have fewer disabilities after their recovery. This discovery builds on...

This blood pressure drug linked to higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest

A recent study from the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest Network suggests a potential link between a common medication used to treat high blood pressure...

Weight loss surgery could help lower heart failure risk

A recent study by researchers from the Metamor Institute at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with Our Lady of the Lake and LSU...