Common Drug Raises Cardiovascular Disease Risk 32%

by Scott Davis | Jun 25, 2019

Antibiotics have saved countless lives since Alexander Fleming first discovered penicillin in 1928. But overuse has led to worries about bacteria becoming resistant to these commonly prescribed drugs. That’s common knowledge of course, but what isn’t is the other...

How Cholesterol Causes Strokes and Heart Attacks

by Scott Davis | Jun 16, 2019

Our immune systems are supposed to keep us healthy, but occasionally they do their jobs a little too well…well enough to kill us, in fact. You can read about one example of this in a new study by German scientists, in the journal, Nature. They’ve been looking at...

One Spice to Cure Them All

by Julissa Clay | Jun 9, 2019

If you’re a Lord of the Rings fan, please let me apologize for riffing on the, “One ring to rule them all,” quotation. And if that leaves you scratching your head, then let me apologize for sounding weird, but the comparison seemed too good to resist! In the famous...

This Increases Heart Attack Risk 65% (And it’s not food related)

by Scott Davis | May 31, 2019

A Harvard study of over 70,000 participants found a link between heart disease and this common practice. And it has nothing to do with the food you eat, drinks you drink, smoking habits or other things that are most often linked to heart attack and stroke. Are you...

How Your Fingers Indicate Heart Attack Risks in the Years Ahead

by Scott Davis | May 28, 2019

One of the problems with heart health is that once the problem begins, it takes a great deal of effort to reverse it. Sometimes, undergoing surgery or taking dangerous medications for a while are the only options at that point. But how about if you could detect heart...

Your Heart Health Depends on Who You Live With

by Scott Davis | May 22, 2019

Are you more likely to suffer a heart attack and stroke if you live alone or share a home with others? That was the question asked in a new study that was published in the journal Heart. And the answer is: it depends on who you are! To check whether this statement was...