When Acid Reflux Causes Chronic Coughing

When Acid Reflux Causes Chronic Coughing

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

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

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?

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

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...