by Julissa Clay | Jul 27, 2021
People often think of shingles — also known as herpes zoster — as being no more than an innocent skin rash. But it is actually an instance of acute inflammation of the nerve ganglia that can have lots of complications. The journal Advances in Therapy has just released...
by ShellyManning | Jul 25, 2021
Hemochromatosis is a genetic condition and is therefore often considered incurable. But a new study in the latest edition of the journal Metallomics reveals a natural ingredient found in many common vegetables that can drastically stop your body’s absorption of iron...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 24, 2021
Vertigo is one of the most common complaints doctors receive and its occurrence increases with age. A new study in the Journal of International Medical Research explains that a lack of specific hormones is to blame for this increase. The good news is that it’s easy to...
by Scott Davis | Jul 23, 2021
The American Heart Association’s most straightforward and accurate test of heart health and cardiovascular disease risk is called the Life’s Simple 7 (or LS7). The LS7 tests for the effects of smoking, diet, physical activity, body mass index, blood pressure, total...
by Jodi Knapp | Jul 22, 2021
Neuropathy is a progressive disease with no cure provided by the traditional medical system. But a new study in the American Journal of Translational Research reveals that two plants can drastically improve, if not heal, neuropathy. Baicalin is a flavonoid derived...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 21, 2021
One of the main problems with high blood pressure is that scientists have very little idea about what really causes it. They can point to diet, lifestyle, and genetic causes. But the fact is, in over 70 percent of cases, health-care professionals have to admit they...
by Scott Davis | Jul 20, 2021
Hemorrhoids can be tough to get rid of and, even if you do, the likelihood is high that they’ll reappear. But in an article that has just come out in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, scientists propose that an ingredient found in a specific type of...
by Jodi Knapp | Jul 18, 2021
The traditional medical system generally blames genetics almost 100 percent for the onset of Parkinson’s. But the journal JAMA Neurology has just published a study that proves that a specific environmental factor is just as much — or even more — to blame. Which means...
by ShellyManning | Jul 17, 2021
If you suffer with osteoporosis, you’re probably most concerned about broken bones. But according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, you should be even more concerned about hearing loss. The scientists from the Brigham and...
by ShellyManning | Jul 16, 2021
We’ve known for some time that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hypertension and other heart problems, anemia (deficiency of red blood cells), systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress. But the effect of CKD on the brain hasn’t been studied a lot till...