Your Type 2 Diabetes May Enable You to Treat the Deadliest Type of Cancer

by Jodi Knapp | Apr 4, 2017

According to the American Cancer Society, only 14% of those diagnosed with this deadly cancer survive beyond five years at even stage 1, while only 1% of stage 4 sufferers survive that long. Early diagnosis is uncommon, however, because with this kind of cancer, the...

This Specific Type of High Blood Pressure Prevents Dementia

by Christian Goodman | Apr 3, 2017

We know that blood vessels stiffen with age and blood pressure increases. Normal, right? And we know prolonged high blood pressure is bad for everyone, right? Hmm, maybe not always! Because researchers from the University of California at Irvine have discovered a...

What Condition is Heart Unhealthier than Cholesterol and Obesity?

by Scott Davis | Apr 2, 2017

A new study that appears in the journal Atherosclerosis, a team of German researchers made some terrifying discoveries regarding cardiovascular disease. One common condition – usually not associated with heart health – stands above even high cholesterol, type 2...

“Brain Treatment” Cures High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Apr 1, 2017

You wouldn’t think that a blood pressure score of 320/150 mmHg was even possible, let alone that a person with such a score survived for long. However, scientists in Bristol found sufferers in just this position, and discovered a cure for them – even when...

This Specific Type of Arthritis Causes Heart Attack and Death

by ShellyManning | Mar 31, 2017

Arthritis is normally associated with pain, stiffness, and difficulty carrying out basic tasks. But researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong have now shown that one type is a direct cause of death by heart attack. Their study appeared in the Annals of the...

Most Common Vitamin Drastically Lowers Stroke Risk

by Scott Davis | Mar 30, 2017

Stroke is a complicated neurological disorder that is difficult to diagnose and even more tricky to treat and cure completely. Yet, there is a one single, very common vitamin that is known to reduce the risk of developing stroke by 19%. A vitamin associated with...