by Christian Goodman | May 30, 2017 |
When a new medication is put to the market, it has to go through years of extensive, testing before it’s put to the market… first in labs, then on animals, and finally on humans. Then, before it’s approved, FDA values the benefits against the side effects to decide if...
by Scott Davis | May 28, 2017 |
High cholesterol and other cardiovascular diseases are on the rise. Yet more people are taking statins and following the dietary advises of the American Heart Association. So what’s the common sense solution then? Group of Dubliner’s put a revolutionary theory to a...
by Christian Goodman | May 27, 2017 |
Blood pressure readings can go wrong in two obvious ways: a high reading when your blood pressure is actually normal or a normal reading when your blood pressure is sky-high. Both are problematic, as the former may convince healthy people to take medications that may...
by Christian Goodman | May 26, 2017 |
Italian researchers recently discovered a simple procedure that cures 85% of people from “incurable” Ménière’s disease. This is a disease of the inner ear that causes extreme vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the ear. As anyone with...
by Jodi Knapp | May 25, 2017 |
By now we all know that type 2 diabetes damages our blood vessels. That is why so many diabetics are at risk of limb amputations, blindness, heart attack, and stroke. These problems arise when blood circulation to limbs, retina, heart, and brain is cut off....
by Christian Goodman | May 24, 2017 |
Many people dislike visiting doctors. Others are unable to do so because they live in rural areas where doctors are scarce. Even if you can visit a doctor without much effort, you might not like your doctor’s advice to take drugs to lower your blood pressure....