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We all get tired from time to time. There are days when getting out of bed seems a bit of a struggle. If this is an occasional occurrence, you don’t have to worry too much about it, as it could be a result of poor sleep or a change in your schedule. But if low ...click here to read more

According to the WHO (World Health Organization) and the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in developed countries like the U.K., the U.S., Canada, and Australia. In the U.S. alone, almost 11.5 percent of the total adult population are diagnosed with heart disease and/or heart problems. And approximately one in every four ...click here to read more

You probably have some idea of your pancreas, and maybe even know its function, but would you know where to find it? First off, the pancreas is located behind your stomach, closer to the beginning of the small intestine. The pancreas, although often forgotten, is very important to the digestive system. Its exocrine cells help ...click here to read more

September is Pain Awareness Month, so we present our top articles discussing conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, dry eye, shingles, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, chronic migraines, and chronic pain. Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition and negatively impact a person’s quality of life. Worse yet, if you don’t know the source of your pain, it can ...click here to read more

Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the kidneys. A condition that tends to worsen over time, renal artery stenosis is commonly seen in the elderly with arthrosclerosis. Complications of renal artery stenosis include high blood pressure and kidney damage. High blood pressure results from renal artery stenosis, because ...click here to read more

Eating walnuts may reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and prostate cancer, as well as improve colon health, according to different studies. The Connecticut-based research center conducted a study among 46 adults aged 30 to 75. All of the participants were overweight with BMIs greater than 25. Men had waist circumferences larger than 40 ...click here to read more

Heart failure after the first heart attack may raise the risk of cancer. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened as a result of damage and its functionality becomes limited. If the heart is unable to pump enough blood to other areas of the body, the risk of death, as well ...click here to read more

A recent study has found that sex increases the risk of a heart attack among older men, but on the other hand, it lowers the risk of hypertension in women. The findings challenge the common notion that sex brings universal benefits to both men and women. The researchers analyzed data from 2,204 people aged 57 ...click here to read more

We always hear about the importance of diet and exercise for a strong heart, but which one is better? Well, a new study suggests that either one of the two, or a combination of both, can work wonders for improving heart health for middle-aged adults. The researchers did stress, though, that exercise and diet combined ...click here to read more

Age-related eye problems and eye disease are common in seniors. It seems the older we get the greater our risk of vision impairment becomes. By recognizing the warning signs of age-related eye problems, you can start treatment early on to continue living a normal life not affected by vision problems. Aside from corrective lenses and ...click here to read more

Sensorineural hearing loss can be divided into two parts: sensory and neural. Sensorineural hearing loss is brought on by inner ear or audio nerve dysfunction. The sensory component can stem from damage to the organ of Corti or the hair cells’ inability to stimulate the hearing nerves. The neural component stems from severe damage to ...click here to read more

Coronary artery disease (CAD) in the elderly is a common condition, more cases are expected as the world’s population continues to age. The condition accounts for over a quarter of deaths among men and women. In coronary artery disease, plaques are formed along the inner walls of the arteries, making them more rigid and stiff ...click here to read more

A large study conducted in the U.K. has demonstrated that the risk of hospitalization or even death from heart disease is 32 percent lower with a vegetarian diet than with a diet containing meat and fish. Led by experts at the University of Oxford, the study is the largest investigation ever conducted in the U.K., ...click here to read more

Tinnitus treatment retraining the brain may work to alleviate the ringing symptoms. Professor Michael Merzenich at UB San Francisco, not involved in the study, commented, “This work is the most clearheaded documentation to this point of what’s actually happening in the brain’s cortex in ways that account for the ongoing genesis of sound. As soon ...click here to read more