Diabetes and Vertigo Connection

Diabetes and Vertigo Connection

As if diabetes wasn’t bad enough on its own, it’s quite common for it to give you vertigo too. Brazilian researchers have just published a review of scientific literature on that subject in the journal Revista CEFAC, looking at the reasons why it happens. So, here’s...
Five reasons why you feel dizzy and lightheaded

Five reasons why you feel dizzy and lightheaded

Everyone feels a bit dizzy or lightheaded every once in a while, but it’s usually something that passes quickly. Maybe it’s just that you didn’t eat enough, drink enough or it’s too hot, so a little food, drink, and a moment in the shade and you’re...
A New Way to Diagnose Vertigo at Home

A New Way to Diagnose Vertigo at Home

30 percent of people suffer from vertigo at some point in their lives but getting it diagnosed can be a real hassle. The problem is that it’s such a specialized field, so when you arrive at the ER they might not have a practitioner and the diagnostic instruments...
Effective Home Remedies for Vertigo

Effective Home Remedies for Vertigo

The most common cause of vertigo is a type called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (or BPPv). That’s quite an intimidating sounding name, but a new study in the journal Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management says that it’s actually quite easy to treat. The...
Common Meds That Harm Your Brain

Common Meds That Harm Your Brain

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine, published in the journal JAMA Neurology has revealed some disturbing truths about drug side effects. Certain types of drugs destroy brain tissue and negatively impact various cognitive functions. Worse still,...