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Close to four million years ago cavemen roamed the planet and, while every aspect of life has evolved since then, scientists say their Paleo diet could be of benefit to diabetics today. The Paleo diet has many names – some refer to it as the caveman diet; others call it stone-age diet or hunter-gatherer diet. ...click here to read more

A recent study shows that your good cholesterol level (HDL) is affected by gut bacteria which can make it more difficult to maintain heart health. The bacteria that is living in your gut can actually have an impact on your weight, cholesterol level, and body fat; all of these factors affect the health of your ...click here to read more

Antidepressant therapy may vary among the elderly with late-life depression as it becomes more difficult to treat the older the individual is. The study was published in JAMA Psychiatry which examined longitudinal patterns of changes in depressive symptoms in those who were prescribed antidepressant therapy. Lead author of the study Stephen F. Smagula said, “Elderly ...click here to read more

Researchers have uncovered a healthy aging blood test which helps diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The findings came from a seven-year collaborative study at King’s College London, Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Duke University in the U.S. Researchers used a process called RNA-profiling to compare and measure gene expressions in human tissue samples. Researchers found ...click here to read more

New research has uncovered a link between alcoholic liver disease and vitamin A. To reach the new findings researchers conducted numerous experiments on different groups of mice, some received food with alcohol, and some food without alcohol. Researchers examined enzymes in the liver and other organs like the kidneys, heart and lungs from the mice ...click here to read more

Recently, there was a scientific breakthrough on the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); a team of researches uncovered a protein that helps regulate the severity of tissue damage caused by RA. This discovery is going to provide a quicker and earlier diagnosis for patients who would experience the most severe effects of rheumatoid arthritis. Early ...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 UK, the U.S., Canada and Australia. In the U.S. alone, almost 11.5 percent of the total adult population is diagnosed with heart disease and/or heart problems. And approximately one in every four ...click here to read more

Pregnancy can cause changes to your health, like morning sickness for example. If a pregnant woman has high blood pressure, new research suggests this can contribute to deteriorated health in the future. Additionally, researchers have uncovered that siblings of pregnant women with high blood pressure also develop degenerated health down the road. Brothers, in particular, ...click here to read more

Bulimia nervosa is when a person binges and purges food. This means they will consume large amounts of food only to expel it from their body immediately afterward. This can be done through vomiting or with the use of laxatives. Causes of bulimia nervosa can range from psychological, biological, social and cultural influences. Type-2 diabetes ...click here to read more

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occurs when fat accumulates in the liver. This can occur in individuals who don’t drink or who moderately drink alcohol. In some people non-alcoholic fatty liver disease causes no symptoms or complications. However, if it progresses it can ultimately lead to liver failure. If you’re diabetic you should also be concerned ...click here to read more

Many changes occur as we age. Hair becomes gray, skin becomes looser, and it seems we frequent the bathroom much more often. Although a leaky, overactive bladder is commonly associated with aging, you don’t have to succumb to your aging bladder. An overactive bladder (OAB) occurs when there is a problem with the bladder’s ability ...click here to read more

Tuberculosis raises its ugly head at the University of Alabama, and the state health authorities are going all out to nip – what could be a potential scare – in the bud. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease typically attacks the lungs but can also affect other ...click here to read more

A recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Canada and the U.S. is giving health officials in both countries, cause for concern. As of Aug. 3, 26 states have reported 384 persons with confirmed cyclospora infection to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Further North, the Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating 83 Canadian cases ...click here to read more

For over 6,000 years humans have been consuming flaxseeds. Deemed a superfood, flaxseeds grow from a plant which produces a beautiful blue flower. This plant can grow in both tropical and subtropical climates. The fruit pod which is grown contains either golden-yellow seeds or brown seeds. Regardless of their color, flaxseeds aren’t called superfoods for ...click here to read more