by Scott Davis | Aug 31, 2021
One of the best-understood effects of acid reflux is tooth erosion. So it’s important to treat acid reflux to save your teeth, right? It’s not so simple, says a new doctoral dissertation submitted to the State University of New York at Buffalo. Because the most common...
by Jodi Knapp | Aug 29, 2021
NAFLD and type-2 diabetes are both lifestyle-related conditions that most often stem from obesity, an unhealthy diet, and/or a lack of physical exercise. As such, they often occur together. We know that diabetes increases the likelihood of neuropathy, with pain in the...
by Julissa Clay | Aug 28, 2021
Many studies have concluded that people with gum disease have an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study in PLOS ONE now takes it a few steps further, concluding that gum disease also causes type-2 diabetes and a decline in muscle strength. The...
by Julissa Clay | Aug 27, 2021
When it comes to nail fungus, there is no shortage of home remedy suggestions. Some are fiction, while others work quite well. But most of these have never been tested in reliable studies—until now. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports put some...
by Scott Davis | Aug 26, 2021
Prostate biopsy is not the most pleasant procedure ever invented, but it is still used sometimes to check for prostate cancer. Many men resist it because they’re worried about ED. So, researchers at King’s College London recently decided to investigate...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 25, 2021
Researchers in every corner of the medical sciences have been searching for the “magic bullet” that can cure all disease with one shot. That’s not really realistic, though. Or is it? One vegetable has been proven to improve or cure not only high blood pressure but...