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Some common drugs are making your high blood pressure worse

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common and serious health condition that affects millions of people around the world. If not managed...

How gum disease could make heart attacks worse

Good oral hygiene isn’t just important for your teeth—it might also protect your heart. New research from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in Japan...

Could your blood pressure pill cause eye diseases?

A new study has found a possible link between a popular blood pressure medicine and a higher risk of getting glaucoma, an eye disease...

This daily nutrient may prevent Alzheimer’s heart and liver diseases

Choline is a nutrient that helps keep our bodies and brains healthy. Although the liver makes a little bit of choline, we get most...

This type of blood pressure drugs may raise suicide risk

A new study has raised concerns about a possible connection between a common type of blood pressure medicine and a higher risk of suicide. The...

Is yoga enough for heart health? new study says maybe not

Contrary to widespread belief, yoga may be less effective than conventional forms of exercise in enhancing vascular health, according to a new study published...

New eye lens helps people see clearly without glasses

A new type of artificial lens for the eyes may help many people see clearly at all distances—near, far, and in between—without needing glasses. This...

Smoking strongly raises risk of type 2 diabetes

New research shows that smoking increases the risk of all types of type 2 diabetes, regardless of the specific form the disease takes. This discovery...

This vaccine can reduce cardiorespiratory hospitalization risk in older adults

A major study led by the Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials at Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte has found that the...

Why half of adults quit popular weight-loss drug within a year

The new class of anti-obesity drugs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), is proving remarkably effective at helping individuals lose weight. However, a new population-wide study...