Why Women Have Higher Heart Attack Risk After Menopause

Why Women Have Higher Heart Attack Risk After Menopause

Scientists have long been baffled by the fact that women have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than men before menopause, even though they have a higher risk than men after menopause. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen may have solved this...
What Is Acid Reflux Without A Cause?

What Is Acid Reflux Without A Cause?

Acid reflux is bad enough if you know exactly what causes it, such as a hernia in your esophagus or a weak valve at the top of your stomach, but many people suffer from reflux or excess acidity without medical science being able to find any reason for it. The journal...
Stroke and Heart Attack Despite Good Cholesterol

Stroke and Heart Attack Despite Good Cholesterol

If your cholesterol numbers are good, you may still not be protected from heart attacks and strokes because of something you did during your teens and 20s. That’s because—according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology—it may be...
Curing This Disease Causes Shingles

Curing This Disease Causes Shingles

The problem with modern medicine is that when doctors try to cure one disease with medication, it causes side effects that can lead to another disease. According to a new study, this is exactly the case with shingles. Shingles occurs when the herpes zoster virus,...
This Food Item Relieves Arthritis Better Than Pain Killers

This Food Item Relieves Arthritis Better Than Pain Killers

An interesting new study, published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, shows that an unpretentious and cheap herb relieves pain better than common NSAID ibuprofen. What’s more, you can get this dirt-cheap herb in most supermarkets and all health food...