Parkinson’s Disease Blocked By This Popular Drink

by Scott Davis | Nov 17, 2020

Some people are genetically more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease than others. And the medical system claims there is nothing you can do to protect yourself from it if you are. But a new study published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the...

Unrelated Pill Tackles Arthritis

by ShellyManning | Nov 15, 2020

The pharmaceutical search for an effective arthritis medication has been very bumpy, to say the least. Several drugs have been pulled off the market after being proven to be both useless and dangerous. But maybe a pill already exists that can prevent arthritis? One...

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...