by ShellyManning | Dec 30, 2023
Chronic bronchitis is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that involves a cough that lasts for three months or more per year for two years. It is often blamed on smoking, but a new study published in BMC Public Health wanted to know whether diet had...
by ShellyManning | Dec 24, 2023
Arthritis is usually considered a chronic, incurable disease. More often than not, it is caused by genetic factors. A new study published in BMC Nutrition & Metabolism shows that you can prevent it by cutting out specific foods and loading up on others. The...
by ShellyManning | Dec 22, 2023
You’ve probably been told that gout is caused by elevated levels of uric acid. And that’s true to a point. A new study in The Chinese Medical Journal reveals another strong factor. It’s a specific type of fat. And most of us are struggling with this one. Previous...
by ShellyManning | Dec 19, 2023
If you’re overweight or obese (and who isn’t these days), you probably consider losing weight as something that is healthy and good. But a study just presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research reveals that losing weight the...
by ShellyManning | Dec 3, 2023
Some places around the world have a 20% occurrence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is way above average among the general population. A new study in Environmental Science & Technology Letters has just revealed that a chemical used all around the world is...