Treat Your Vertigo to Avoid this Health Hazard

by Christian Goodman | Nov 14, 2020

Vertigo is one of the most common complaints for which people visit emergency departments, but it is also one that is not often treated properly. Korean researchers now explain in the journal Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine that this can cause serious...

Osteoporosis and Heart Attack (strange connection)

by Scott Davis | Nov 13, 2020

Osteoporosis is a dreadful disease that would be enough on its own. But it isn’t on its own. A new study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research reveals a horrifying connection between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. One that cannot be ignored if you...

5 Worst Herbs for High Blood Pressure (avoid these if your BP is high)

by Christian Goodman | Nov 8, 2020

Herbs are good for you, sure. But if you have high blood pressure, certain herbs can make medications ineffective and push your blood pressure even higher. Not good at all. Thankfully, these herbs are pretty easy to avoid. Here is a list of spices that can actually...

Your Neighborhood Caused Chronic Kidney Disease

by Julissa Clay | Nov 7, 2020

A new study in SSM – Population Health compared hundreds of neighborhoods and found a strong correlation between a specific type of neighborhood and chronic kidney disease. Some previous studies have concluded that your socioeconomic status can affect your...

ED Healed With This Hormonal Boost

by Christian Goodman | Nov 6, 2020

One of the most common and yet most controversial methods to treat ED is called testosterone replacement therapy. If you’ve been considering (or already undertaken) this therapy, you probably have two very important questions: 1) Does it work? 2) Is it safe? A new...

Why Women Have Higher Heart Attack Risk After Menopause

by Scott Davis | Nov 5, 2020

Scientists have long been baffled by the fact that women have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than men before menopause, even though they have a higher risk than men after menopause. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen may have solved this...

A Serious Health Hazard for Dementia Sufferers’ Caregivers

by Christian Goodman | Nov 4, 2020

Here at Blue Heron Health News, we spend a lot of time talking about diseases, their treatments, their causes, and their consequences for disease sufferers. But it is not often that researchers study the effects of disease on the people taking care of...

Is This Heart Supplement A Myth Or A Miracle?

by Christian Goodman | Nov 3, 2020

Researchers have long been struggling to establish whether omega-3 intake genuinely reduces our risk for stroke and heart attack. The problem is that different studies seem to produce very different results. But a review of the literature just published in Mayo Clinic...

What Is Acid Reflux Without A Cause?

by Scott Davis | Nov 1, 2020

Acid reflux is bad enough if you know exactly what causes it, such as a hernia in your esophagus or a weak valve at the top of your stomach, but many people suffer from reflux or excess acidity without medical science being able to find any reason for it. The journal...

Stroke and Heart Attack Despite Good Cholesterol

by Scott Davis | Oct 31, 2020

If your cholesterol numbers are good, you may still not be protected from heart attacks and strokes because of something you did during your teens and 20s. That’s because—according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology—it may be...