Widely used blood pressure drugs may increase death risk in breast cancer
A recent study at Flinders University found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast cancer patients.
Beta-blockers, commonly used to manage high...
This diabetes number could predict death risk
A recent study from the Universities of Gothenburg and Oxford suggests people who get type 2 diabetes need to gain control of their blood...
Common depression drug may help treat blinding eye disease
A recent study from the University of Virginia found an antidepressant best known as Prozac could offer the first treatment for the leading cause of blindness...
Yogurt may help reduce high blood pressure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death, and high blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
A recent...
The best way to achieve type 2 diabetes remission
A recent study from the University of Glasgow and elsewhere found that low-energy diets with formula meal replacements are the most effective methods of...
Many healthy people don’t benefit from cholesterol-lowering statins, study finds
A recent study from the University of South Florida found many healthy people don’t benefit from statins.
About 40 million adults in the United States...
High blood pressure may double your risk of epilepsy
A recent study from Boston University found high blood pressure may double an adult’s risk of developing epilepsy.
In the study of 2,986 U.S. adults...
Common antibiotic drug may treat frontotemporal dementia effectively
A recent study from the University of Kentucky and elsewhere found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for...
These two high blood pressure drugs prevent heart disease effectively
A recent study from Geisinger Medical Center found people who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different...
Cruciferous vegetables may reverse kidney damage in people with diabetes
It is estimated that about one-quarter of people with diabetes will eventually develop diabetic nephropathy, a gradual loss of kidney function eventually requiring dialysis.
The...