Want extra years of life? Keep your blood pressure tightly controlled
A study has found that tighter blood pressure control prevents more heart attacks, strokes and deaths in people aged 50 and up, compared with
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‘Tis the season for potential weight gain’ – how to head off those holiday kilos
The best approach is preventive – being aware of extra calories, starting now. From Halloween through to New Year, holiday weight gain affects people the world
4 things your period could be trying to tell you right now
What it means when it’s really heavy, really sore, really light… or just kinda weird. Your period. The sometimes annoying process that’s been making
The 10 healthiest (and least healthy) cooking oils listed, according to nutritionists
Now that the low-fat life is a thing of the past, you’ve probably considered pouring olive oil over your entire life. Really, though, with about
Living skin with blood vessels can now be 3D-printed
Another significant development in 3D-printing might help those who need skin grafts. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to print living
How deep sleep could ‘rinse’ the day’s toxins from brain
According to researchers, cerebral spinal fluid, or CSF, helps clear metabolic byproducts from the brain, so that they do not build up. The deep
Smoking vs vaping: Which one is worse?
Is vaping really safer than smoking? Take a look at what we really know about the recent craze some say could help you quit
How too much salt might make you gain weight
Since most of us eat more salt than recommended on a daily basis, it’s more important than ever to find ways to cut back.
How severe is my asthma?
Your doctor will initiate treatment based on the severity of your asthma at diagnosis. Asthma is a chronic disease characterised by recurrent attacks of breathlessness
Could more coffee cause a healthier microbiome?
In recent years, numerous studies have demonstrated associations between coffee consumption and lowered health risks of all sorts. Debating whether or not you should have
Your noisy knees may be trying to tell you something
A new technique that listens closely to the clicking, creaking or crunching sounds you knees make may help doctors diagnose and monitor osteoarthritis
How women with more aggressive breast cancer could face higher risk of other cancers
Investigators found that women with ‘interval breast cancer’ were more likely to be previously or later diagnosed with another type of cancer, such as lung,
An unhealthy obsession with healthy eating
Are you obsessed with defining and maintaining the perfect diet, rather than an ideal weight? You may be suffering from orthorexia. While it can be
Could a pill replace insulin shots?
Many people with diabetes have to inject themselves with insulin at least once a day, but new animal research suggests a pill may one day do the