01 Dec
Whether or not it affects the heart, eating batteries is dangerous. When a man arrived at the emergency room, it looked to doctors like he was having a -heart-disease-high-cholesterol-heart-surgery.heart...
health care
27 Nov
Protein is a cornerstone of healthy eating and weight loss and is readily available in many of the foods you eat, including poultry, meat, dairy, fish, eggs, legumes, nuts, seeds, soy and even whole...
24 Oct
Lower doses of a combination of drugs may be
effective. Approximately one in three Americans has high
blood pressure, but only about half of those who do have the condition under
control....
24 Oct
Last month, Harvard Women's Health Watch talked about how high blood pressure can
cause a series of tiny strokes that damage your brain, increasing your risk of
dementia and cognitive changes. A...
24 Oct
How the trillions of bacteria in your
intestinal tract play a role in your cardiovascular health. If you ask most medical experts about the hottest trends in
health research, chances are...
24 Oct
About one in 10 people has eczema, a chronic
inflammatory condition that leaves skin dry and itchy. People with more severe
forms may experience a scaly rash or skin that cracks and oozes. These...
23 Oct
In December 2018, the FDA issued a warning
about certain antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, a drug class that includes
ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and levofloxacin (Levaquin). The drugs are associated with rare...
23 Oct
Eating a cup of blueberries every day may help your blood
pressure, suggests a new study. The results, published online Feb. 16, 2019,
by The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and
Medical Sciences, found...
23 Oct
I have high blood pressure and have been
checking my blood pressure more often since my doctor added another drug. But
lately, my readings have been all over the place. For example, one morning...
23 Oct
In
1975, researchers from Yale investigated an epidemic of 51 patients with
arthritis who lived near the woodsy town of Lyme, Connecticut. The most common
symptom was recurrent attacks of knee swelling. A few had...
