This Enlarged Prostate Drug Causes Diabetes

This Enlarged Prostate Drug Causes Diabetes

Both benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and diabetes become more common as men age. And if two conditions both become more common as people age, researchers usually conclude that age contributes to both. But a new study published in the Canadian Urological Association...
Alcohol and Heart Health: Weird Conclusion

Alcohol and Heart Health: Weird Conclusion

Until now, numerous studies have examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease risk, with scientists achieving relatively little agreement. Some say that drinking is good, while others promote abstinence, and a few even suggest heavy...
The Simplest Type-2 Diabetes Treatment

The Simplest Type-2 Diabetes Treatment

Everyone who studies type-2 diabetes agrees that it’s a lifestyle disease. And almost all agree that changing our lifestyle can drastically improve it. However, the various approaches recommended are often complicated and difficult to follow. But a new study just...
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: When Enough Is Enough

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: When Enough Is Enough

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (or NAFLD) is a lifestyle disease that is caused by an unhealthy diet, obesity, and a lack of physical exercise. And it can be fought off with improved diet and exercise. But how much do you have to change your lifestyle to fight or...
The Worst Food For High Blood Pressure

The Worst Food For High Blood Pressure

There is one ingredient we all use and need that spikes blood pressure if used excessively. In fact, it’s so dangerous that, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, this one ingredient contributes more to high blood...
This Vitamin Heals Hypothyroidism

This Vitamin Heals Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is generally considered to be incurable. Once you have it, you receive a lifetime sentence of perpetual medications. But a new study in the journal BMC Endocrine Disorders reveals it doesn’t have to be this way. Researchers discovered that people with...
Nail Fungus And Arthritis: Weird Connection

Nail Fungus And Arthritis: Weird Connection

Onychomycosis, or nail fungus, is an infectious condition that spreads via touch. Arthritis is a disease of inflammation and wear and tear. What could possibly be the connection? According to a new study published in the journal Acta Dermato-Venereologica, the...
Sleep Apnea Death Rate Rises 287%

Sleep Apnea Death Rate Rises 287%

Most people who snore loudly have underlying sleep apnea. This sleep apnea is often undiagnosed. And because the symptoms of sleep apnea are rather subtle, people tend to write it off as a nuisance because they think it only results in interrupted and fragmented sleep...
How Gum Disease Causes Heart Attack And Stroke

How Gum Disease Causes Heart Attack And Stroke

Most people think of gum disease as mostly a cosmetic problem. But vanity should be the least of your least worries when it comes to your gums, according to a new study presented at the ESC Congress 2021.1, the official conference of the European Society of...
Is Your ED Caused By Your IBS (IBD)?

Is Your ED Caused By Your IBS (IBD)?

Inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), sometimes also called IBD, is a condition of the gut. ED is a problem maintaining an erection. How could one possibly cause the other? Quite easily, says a new study in the Journal of Men’s Health—and it’s more common than you think....