Young adults who have had kidney stones may also have an increased risk of clogged arteries. New research showed that such people had about a 60 percent increased risk of getting clogged arteries later in their lives. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes can all increase the risk of clogged arteries. Previous studies [...]

A new study in the journal Clinical Cardiology finds that a Super Bowl loss for a home team was associated with increased death rates from heart issues in both men and women and in older individuals. Sports fans may be emotionally involved in watching their favorite teams. When the team loses, it can cause some [...]

According to research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, Vitamin E may increase the life expectancy of certain groups of men. The study is published in the Age and Ageing Several large randomized trials of humans found that vitamin E supplementation does not reduce mortality. However, the average effect on mortality in a group of [...]

A report from the Commonwealth Fund finds that, although our health care costs have have increased at twice the rate, our gains in life expectancy, over the last 30 years, have lagged behind the 12 other countries in the study. White women fared the worst of all groups. The usual suspects of obesity, smoking, traffic [...]

A persistently noisy workplace more than doubles an employee’s risk of serious heart disease, suggests research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Young men who smoker have the highest risk, the study show. For the study, researchers use3d a nationally representative sample of more than 6,000 employees, ages 20 yeas and older, who were part [...]

Research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds, what veterans know, that U.S. soldiers with post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have more physical ailments than vets who do not have mental health issues. What is news is that the effect appears more pronounced in women. For [...]

More and more is coming to light about the major impact that stress has on our health. In fact continued stress is now considered a serious disease state by many health professionals. Stress has many form, from the common notion of emotional stress, to various kinds of physical stress on the body. Importantly, stress can [...]

Despite the long standing medical practice of regular prostrate screening, existing evidence from randomized controlled trials does not support such screening, concludes a study published on bmj.com. However, a single test at age 60 could identify men who are most likely to develop and die from prostate cancer, concluded a second study. Men as high [...]

According to research from the UC San Francisco, a little exercise can elp buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging. Vigorous physical activity for just 42 minutes over a 3-day period, similar to federally recommended levels, can protect individuals from the effects of stress by reducing its impact on telomere length, the research found. Telomeres [...]

The FDA has issued a warning for popular antacids of “increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with the use of these medications.” The warning was for widely used drugs (called proton pump inhibitors) like, Aciphex, Dexilant, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Protonix, Vimovo, and Zegerid. The greatest increase risk of fractures is for [...]