by Christian Goodman | Sep 22, 2020
Huh. There’s this weird cause of high blood pressure that could be affecting you right now. Even if you’re watching your diet. Even if you’re making sure to exercise. But there’s hope: learning what this “weird” thing is can help you avoid it. Easily, too. And...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 20, 2020
Sleep apnea is a life-threatening disease. It has, for example, been linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack. And for a long time, scientists believed it was the lack of oxygen intake while sleeping that caused these secondary diseases. But a new study...
by Scott Davis | Sep 19, 2020
The medical treatment of hemorrhoids is sometimes considered even worse than the pain itself (and that says a lot). This leaves many people to tough it out or seek natural methods (that often are actually more effective). To help with this quest, a study has just...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 18, 2020
Most of us don’t like making the changes needed to improve our health. If we did, we would have made those changes decades ago and stuck to them. So a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology should be welcome to anyone with high blood pressure or...
by ShellyManning | Sep 13, 2020
Osteoporosis is usually thought of as a disease of the elderly with strong genetic factors, but this is not entirely inaccurate. But a new study that has just appeared in the journal PLOS ONE has now rung an alarm bell over the role that social status plays in this...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 12, 2020
Getting enough of this vitamin, which kills high blood pressure, might be one of the easiest things you’ll do today (seriously!). … And for every 10% increase in levels of this vitamin, you’ll be reducing your risk of heart disease by almost 10%. How’s that for a good...