When Acid Reflux Causes Chronic Coughing

When Acid Reflux Causes Chronic Coughing

by | Oct 28, 2021

If you feel like you’re coughing all the time, there’s an 80% chance that your doctor has no idea why. His or her first guesses will be asthma or bronchitis. But a study published in latest edition of the Journal Cureus reveals an unlikely candidate as a very common...
When Losing Weight Causes Type-2 Diabetes

When Losing Weight Causes Type-2 Diabetes

by | Oct 27, 2021

Being overweight is considered to be the #1 cause of type-2 diabetes. And the first thing that any good doctor will recommend is losing body fat. But a new study published in the latest Journal of Physiology reveals that one of the most effective weight loss methods...
Chronic Kidney Disease: When Water Worsens It

Chronic Kidney Disease: When Water Worsens It

by | Oct 26, 2021

If you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), you’ve probably been advised to drink a lot of water. The thinking is that diluting potentially harmful chemicals or waste products in high amounts of water keeps your kidneys clean. But a study in the journal Nephrology...
Can Spouses Cause Dementia?

Can Spouses Cause Dementia?

by | Oct 24, 2021

This article is not meant to cast blame. A loving spouse would never intentionally cause dementia in their partner. But a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reveals that some attributes of a person can lead to dementia in their...
Drop Blood Pressure In 2 Minutes

Drop Blood Pressure In 2 Minutes

by | Oct 23, 2021

Did you know that lowering your high blood pressure can be as easy as changing one habit in only 2 minutes a day? Seems too easy to be true, right? But there is science behind this claim. Scientists in South Korea looked at the impact of poor dental hygiene on other...
When Enlarged Prostate Prevents Prostate Cancer

When Enlarged Prostate Prevents Prostate Cancer

by | Oct 22, 2021

When doctors detect enlarged prostate, their first response is often a fear of cancer. This is often followed up with long list of tests. But a new study from Oakland University William Beaumont Hospital School of Medicine and published in the journal The Prostate...