Lowering blood pressure below 120 saves lives in people with type 2 diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes often have high blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and death from...
More than 1 in 4 people with type 2 diabetes also have this bone...
A new study from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University in China has found that more than one in four people with...
These things can speed up memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study has found that age, sex, heart health, and daily functioning can all help predict how quickly people with Alzheimer’s disease will...
Study discovers a big hidden cause of heart disease
Heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes, is still the number one cause of death in the United States.
For many years, doctors have used...
Common blood pressure drug may raise risk of sudden heart stoppage
A new study from Europe has found that taking high doses of a common blood pressure medicine called nifedipine may increase the risk of...
This underused blood pressure drug may be safer and more effective
A new study from Columbia University has found that one common drug used to treat high blood pressure may not be the best choice.
The...
Frequent use of sleep drugs may raise dementia risk
A new study from the University of California, San Francisco has found that using sleep medicines often might raise the chance of getting dementia,...
Study finds major cause of pancreatic cancer and how to beat it
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world. It usually spreads very fast and is hard to treat. One common...
How marijuana could affect your DNA, blood pressure and heart health
Marijuana, also called cannabis, is now more popular than ever in the United States.
Many states have made it legal, and in 2019, about 48...
What’s the ideal blood pressure target for people over 60?
As we get older, keeping our blood pressure at a healthy level becomes even more important. Blood pressure is the force that pushes blood...