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High blood pressure affects nearly 75 million Americans and is a known risk factor for stroke and heart disease. About one in three Americans has prehypertension, which means their blood pressure readings are higher than normal and puts them at risk for hypertension. The American Heart Association has put together blood pressure recommendations to help ...click here to read more

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss among the elderly, is also linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A study has revealed that the proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease can accumulate in the retina and damage it. The researchers are hopeful their findings can work to improve treatment methods. Study lead Dr. Arjuna Ratnayaka ...click here to read more

Our bone health changes as we are aging, and so do our muscles and joints. Understanding the effects of the aging process can encourage us to be gentler and kinder to our bodies to prevent problems in the future. There is no denying it, people can lose bone mass and density as they age. Women ...click here to read more

Ventricular fibrillation is a heart rhythm problem characterized by rapid and erratic electrical impulses. As a result, the heart’s ventricles (pumping chambers) quiver in vain instead of pumping blood. Ventricular fibrillation can be brought on by a heart attack and can cause a severe drop in blood pressure, reducing the blood flow to vital organs ...click here to read more

Lower urinary tract symptom severity is linked to metabolic syndrome. Weight loss surgery may aid in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Lower urinary tract symptoms include urinary frequency and urgency, bladder leakage, the need to urinate at night, and incomplete bladder emptying and are often associated with obesity in both men and women. Metabolic syndrome ...click here to read more

Leukocytes are white blood cells that work with the immune system to fight off infections. Leukocytes can appear in the urine if there is damage to the kidneys, ureters, urethra, or bladder. They can also be triggered if there is a foreign substance in the body. There are five different types of leukocytes, and if ...click here to read more

This weekly health news roundup presents our latest posts on osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, diabetes, and Lewy body dementia. This week we learned that bone mineral density is impacted by quality of life, while cognition problems in Alzheimer’s disease may be improved with probiotics, we discussed balance problems in stroke, diabetes and bone loss, and ...click here to read more

Lewy body dementia (LBD) may often be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease, according to research findings. Howard I. Hurtig, chair at the department of neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital warned, “While the symptoms of LBD may be similar to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, the treatment strategy is more challenging because fewer medications can be used safely. I cannot ...click here to read more

November is National Epilepsy Month, so we present our posts discussing epilepsy as well as the associated risk factors and complications, including asthma, cataracts, migraine with aura, autism, and type 1 diabetes. Epilepsy causes seizures resulting from a short change in normal brain activity. There are two main types of seizures in epilepsy: generalized and ...click here to read more

Heart arrhythmia is when there is a problem with the heart’s electrical impulses that coordinate heartbeats, resulting in a rapid heartbeat or a slow one. Feeling like a heart fluttering, oftentimes arrhythmia is not indicative of anything serious. In other cases, a heart arrhythmia is a sign of a problem that requires medical treatment. To ...click here to read more

Heart failure after a heart attack may be reduced with Mediterranean-style diet. There have already been numerous studies demonstrating the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which consists of fruits and vegetables, fish, whole grains, minimal sugar, and a glass of wine. It’s a known fact that people who experience heart failure after a heart attack ...click here to read more

There are many reasons for decreased urine output (oliguria), from drinking less fluid to more serious causes like a heart complication or urinary obstruction. Generally, though, the more you drink the more urine you will release, but if urine output has significantly decreased or doesn’t occur at all, this is indicative of a more serious ...click here to read more

Mucus in urine is excreted by the mucus membranes, which are located in the urethra and urinary bladder lining, and then gets mixed with the urine. Mucus secretions are often thin and fluid in appearance. Mucus in urine is common and oftentimes it does not imply any health problem. On the other hand, anything in ...click here to read more

Heart valve disease refers to a group of conditions preventing the heart valves from properly functioning. It disrupts circulation and may turn into a life-threatening condition. When heart valve disease is spotted early on, the function of the heart valve can be successfully restored with treatment. The heart has four main valves, known as the ...click here to read more