How Arthritis is Lethal in an Unexpected Way (very important)

by ShellyManning | Aug 3, 2016

Many people think of arthritis as only a physical disability or just as a painful nuisance. Most sufferers, however, note that it can be much worse than that. A new study now shows that it can even kill. But there is a silver lining to all this. Esme Fuller-Thomson...

How a Japanese Earthquake Taught Us to Cure High Blood Pressure Naturally

by Christian Goodman | Aug 2, 2016

Following the years after the horrifying earthquake disaster off Japan’s eastern coast that resulted in an even bigger land disaster with the tsunami, people’s blood pressure was probably the least of their worries. Now, as time has passed and things have gotten...

How Diabetes Makes Heart Attacks 1 ½ Times More Deadly

by Jodi Knapp | Aug 1, 2016

Because of advances in medical care, a heart attack is now more survivable than ever before. But if you experience a heart attack while also fighting type 2 diabetes, your chance of surviving the attack is much smaller, up to years later. So why does this happen and...

High Blood Pressure Cured By This Vampire

by Christian Goodman | Jul 31, 2016

In a never-ending quest by scientists to find a magic bullet to cure high blood pressure and other heart disease, researchers often will look at the most unlikely places. We most often connect vampires such as Dracula and other tales to death and destruction. But...

Vertigo Sufferers Identify and Warn Against Attack Triggers

by Christian Goodman | Jul 30, 2016

University of Southampton researchers recently decided to do what so many scientists often overlook; namely, obtain an understanding of the disease from the patient’s perspective. In this case, they were interested in Meniere’s disease, the most common cause of...

Why Exercising May NOT Help for Stroke and What to Do Instead

by Scott Davis | Jul 29, 2016

We’ve been told that one of the most essential things you HAVE to do to prevent high blood pressure, stroke, and heart attack is to exercise regularly. Although this is true in a way, a new study reveals specific types of exercises that millions of people all over the...