Broken hearts are a real medical issue
If you have a heart, it will be broken, the bards say. Sadly, the doctors say a broken heart can actually be an illness. According to Harvard Medical…
Category: Health & Fitness
One shot could someday reduce heart attack risk
Gene therapy might lead to a one-time vaccine-like treatment that would permanently lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack by as much…
Stent patients should beware of sleep apnea, study warns
Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of sleep problem, has long been linked to coronary artery disease, stroke and other heart-related problems….
Don’t drink too much coffee!
Many people rely on a daily dose of caffeine to get their day started, but according to the Mayo Clinic, there are risks associated with drinking too much…
Food allergies are on the rise among American children
As modern medicine continues to find ways to treat and prevent illnesses from occurring, at least one issue affecting children is on the rise. According…
Oral HPV is causing cancer in men decades after exposure
When it comes to diseases, the most worrisome are the ones that people can’t see coming and cancers are at the top of the list. According to CNN, there is…
Eye floaters are annoying, but usually harmless
Many people, especially as they age, will notice what looks like something faint floating in their field of vision. WebMD explains that these ‘floaters’…
Research in COPD leads to hope for new treatments
Researchers have found a link to making lung cells repair themselves, leading to hope for treatment for COPD. A recent breakthrough from the German Center…
Low blood pressure can be risky for the heart
Everyone knows that high blood pressure is dangerous for the heart, but so is low pressure. A recent study in the Journal of the American College of…
Nothing wrong with most fat, experts say
It is just possible that the fat-free movement made us fat. And unhealthy. Recent research shows that not all fat is bad and the movement to go fat-free…