Blood pressure refers to the tension of blood on the inner lining of the arteries. Arteries carry blood from the heart to different body organs. When this pressure or tension is consistently higher th...
The Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was this month awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist noted for his discoveries in “autophagy”.
Autophagy, derived from Greek, means “self-e...
While nearly half of working adults say that their current job affects their overall health, only a third of those believe this effect is a positive one.
According to a Harvard survey, people with di...
You go to the gym five times a week so you get enough exercise, right? Not necessarily. Turns out, daily exercise may not negate the adverse effects of sitting for hours on end.
The concept that a sed...
There has been a lot of coverage in the media lately about radiation exposure from medical imaging and it’s important to sort out fact from fiction.People are rightly concerned whether radiation from ...
Joe Yammine
If you are overwhelmed by the towering shelves of vitamin and mineral supplements in the grocery store, you are not alone. Which ones really work? If so, how much? And are they worth the ...
Made from the seeds of cocoa tree, dark chocolate has been shown in clinical studies to improve health and lower the risk of heart disease.
Here are the nutritional facts. A 50 gram bar of dark chocol...
Lightning injuries were once the second most common cause of storm-related death in the United States.
They’ve been overtaken by flash floods and tornadoes in recent years; global warming has caused b...
Claudication, which means “to limp”, is defined as a pain or discomfort in the lower limb muscles [legs, thighs, or buttocks] that is made worse by walking and relieved with rest.
Although a number of...
