by Scott Davis | Aug 10, 2016
Nearly one million heart attacks occur in the United States every year, and the one thing they all have in common is that they have been almost impossible to predict- until now. Countless studies have been done on risk factors and what will eventually lead to heart...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 8, 2016
Good news for couch potatoes! When it comes to the issue of lowering blood pressure and improving overall health, the number one piece of advice is to get off the couch and start working out. The last advice your doctor would give you would be to watch more TV. A new...
by Jodi Knapp | Aug 7, 2016
Type 2 diabetes is usually considered to be caused by specific diet and lifestyle choices. But a new study published their study in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), reveals it may all be connected to how you were born....
by Christian Goodman | Aug 6, 2016
Honing in on identifying imminent stroke just became easier, suggests a recent study out of the Singapore Eye Research Institute. In the study, researchers have discovered an amazing new way to identify whether or not a person with high blood pressure is headed for a...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 5, 2016
American scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato have found a natural approach that tackles Alzheimer’s. Not only does this approach stop the disease in its tracks, it reverses it. Study...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 4, 2016
Fruits and vegetables are generally considered healthy and number one recommendation to lower blood pressure is often to eat more veggies. But there is a hidden danger in that. Because one type of vegetable has been found to actually raise blood pressure in a new...
by ShellyManning | Aug 3, 2016
Many people think of arthritis as only a physical disability or just as a painful nuisance. Most sufferers, however, note that it can be much worse than that. A new study now shows that it can even kill. But there is a silver lining to all this. Esme Fuller-Thomson...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 2, 2016
Following the years after the horrifying earthquake disaster off Japan’s eastern coast that resulted in an even bigger land disaster with the tsunami, people’s blood pressure was probably the least of their worries. Now, as time has passed and things have gotten...
by Jodi Knapp | Aug 1, 2016
Because of advances in medical care, a heart attack is now more survivable than ever before. But if you experience a heart attack while also fighting type 2 diabetes, your chance of surviving the attack is much smaller, up to years later. So why does this happen and...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 31, 2016
In a never-ending quest by scientists to find a magic bullet to cure high blood pressure and other heart disease, researchers often will look at the most unlikely places. We most often connect vampires such as Dracula and other tales to death and destruction. But...