by Christian Goodman | Sep 20, 2019
If you suffer sleep apnea, you know how being tired during the day can put you and others in danger. You may also know that sleep apnea can cause stroke, heart attack and even dementia. But a new study reveals more subtle consequences of sleep apnea. And one that’s...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 19, 2019
There are many types of vertigo and many possible treatment options. Most of them unfortunately very ineffective. So, you can imagine it made quite a stir when a new study revealed that one vitamin can cure two of the most common types of vertigo. What’s more, this...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 18, 2019
There’s no doubt that high blood pressure is dangerous, but a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggests that you don’t always need to panic at the first sign of a high reading. The Canadian team behind the study set out to look at how often high blood...
by Scott Davis | Sep 17, 2019
Diets seem to come and go all the time, but the paleo diet has been going from strength to strength. Have you felt tempted to try it? If you’ve adopted “the caveman diet” for heart health reasons, then a new study in the European Journal of Nutrition might come as a...
by Scott Davis | Sep 15, 2019
It’s usually things like old age and constipation that cause hemorrhoids, but there isn’t all that much research around on other possible causes. An article in the American Journal of Gastroenterology offers one new avenue though: it says that your children may have...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 14, 2019
Bad food tastes good. That’s part of the reason why it can be so difficult to beat conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol. It’s unfortunate that your cardiovascular health is not best friends with many of the sweet things in this world. But if...