American Medical Association (AMA) got together with the AHA to update their guidelines on high blood pressure with 5 big things you need to know. What are the new blood pressure updates? More than 115 million Americans have high blood pressure. High blood pressure or the “silent killer,” left uncontrolled causes heart attacks, strokes, kidney […]

Coffee is the second most common beverage in the world (first is tea). It’s loaded with antioxidants and amazing health benefits says the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and what better way of Celebrating National Coffee Day than with a piping hot cup of Joe. What are the health benefits of Coffee? Coffee is […]

Nasal steroid sprays can battle COVID-19 by blocking the virus from getting into your body and making you seriously sick. Why do nasal steroids block COVID-19 infection? A study by Cleveland Clinic looked at 80,000 people who tested positive for COVID-19. They found the chances of being hospitalized, suffering serious complications or dying of COVID-19 […]

Nose sprays help block the common cold and COVID-19 by 70 %. It only takes 3 squirts of Azelastine each day to stop infections. How does nose sprays stop colds and COVID? A study by Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says using over-the-counter anti-allergy nasal spray Azelastine 0.1% every day for sixty days […]

Affordable healthcare is vital to good health. NEJM says we are one of the “richest,” countries in the world with the largest uninsured population. Why is health care becoming less affordable? The cost to each American for healthcare is rising and becoming exceedingly unaffordable. The new 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act says the New England Journal […]

There is increasing evidence that Vitamin D plays an important role in aging. This is especially true in people with lower Vitamin D levels. This is important because studies have failed to give guidance on optimal levels of Vitamin D and aging. How does Vitamin D impact Aging? Vitamin D is unique in that it’s […]

NPH or Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus causes problems walking, thinking, and peeing. Symptoms can look like Alzheimer’s dementia or Parkinson’s disease and may easily be missed delaying diagnosis and surgical cure. What is NPH or Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? NPH or Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus is a brain condition where the fluid cushioning the brain and spine called […]

New Study in the European Heart Journal says that people who get the Shingles vaccine have 23 % fewer heart attacks, and strokes than those who do not. What is Shingles? Shingles is a virus (varicella-zoster) that comes from the same virus that gave us chickenpox as a kid especially for those born before 1980. […]

Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a deadly neurological condition is projected to increase at least 10 % by the year 2030 with the largest rise in people 66 years or older. What is ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease? ALS […]

Journal of the American Medical Association or JAMA says getting a CT (Computer Tomography) or CAT (Computer Axial Tomography) scans puts you at a 5 % higher lifetime risk for new cancers especially lung and colon cancer. This is 3 to 4 times higher than reported in earlier studies. Why do CAT scans put you […]

A recent article in Journal of American Medical Association or JAMA says the risk of cardiac death from Marathon running decreased by 50 % due to a faster response time of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and immediate access to an Automated External Defibrillators (AED). This is important with a 3-fold rise in popularity with 29 million […]

Postpartum preeclampsia (PE) is a rare disease that can happen to a woman after childbirth putting her at risk for a seizure and can be deadly. It starts with “new onset,” of high blood pressure that may happen shortly after delivering a baby and needs to be treated quickly before it gets more serious. What […]

Your good health is our number one priority! Let’s celebrate National Doctors’ Day (NDD) to honor doctors all over the world. Take today to recognize our favorite docs who do their very best to treat us with courtesy and respect, explain things in a way we understand, listen carefully to us, and provide us with […]

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare type of dementia but is one of the most common dementias of young people usually targeting people in their sixties. Unfortunately, there is no cure, but novel new experimental therapies are on the horizon that may help says a recent article out of Nature. What is Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)? […]

Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a warning that food manufacturers must report health safety information on new ingredients added to our food and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must get rid of legal “loopholes,” and step it up. How can food additives be unsafe? It is not unusual for food companies to add […]

Hantavirus is a rare disease transmitted from rodents to people with only 864 cases reported in the U.S. since 1993, following an outbreak on the border of New Mexico and Arizona that if gets into the lung can be fatal. It falls under the category of viral hemorrhagic fever that interferes with the body’s ability […]

JAMA surgery in a new article says people who have surgery performed just before a weekend called the “weekend effect,” on Thursday and Friday had a greater chance of dying, suffering a complication, and more likely to go back to the hospital compared to people with surgeries done after the weekend. What is the “weekend” […]

Liver transplant offers lifesaving options for people with long-standing liver damage or cirrhosis and people with liver cancer. The number one reason for liver failure used to be viral hepatitis says Clinical Gastroenterology but has now shifted to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in the U.S. Are liver transplants on the rise? Yes, liver transplants (LT) […]

A new study in JAMA Cardiology shows people with high blood pressure measured lying down (supine) was linked to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and death regardless of the seating blood pressure reading. They also found in 16 % of the people tested had ONLY high blood pressure when measured lying flat (called […]

Let’s celebrate National Wine Drinking Day. It’s a time to spread the love and health benefits of wine drinking while “spotlighting,” a new European study on how drinking your favorite “vino,” can cut your risk of a heart attack by half. Is drinking wine good for your heart health? European Heart Journal published a new […]