Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in legs) and blood clots in lungs, according to research. The findings revealed that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis – an inflammatory type of arthritis – have triple the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis and double the risk of pulmonary thromboembolism (blood clotting in ...click here to read more

Researchers have uncovered numerous factors that contribute to the risk of asthma in women, namely, being underweight or obese while smoking and drinking. The researchers analyzed data from 175,000 people aged 18 to 44 in 51 countries. The risk of developing asthma doubled in underweight and obese women who drank and smoke, compared to women ...click here to read more

A new study suggests taking the necessary steps to care for your heart can positively affect for your kidneys as well. The researchers looked at over 14,800 adults aged 45 to 64 who were grouped based on how closely they followed the guidelines set out by the American Heart Association. The seven ideals include healthy blood pressure, ...click here to read more

Happy marriages may encourage men to go for a colonoscopy and get screening for colon cancer. The researchers looked at over 800 male-female couples across the U.S. aged 55 to 90. The researchers found that married men were 20 percent more likely to undergo a colonoscopy over the course of five years, compared to single men. The ...click here to read more

Juice cleanses can offer numerous health benefits, so if you’re trying to find a way to boost your health we have many juicing diet recipes that can help detox your body at home. But first, let’s sort out whether juice cleanses work and whether you should do a juice cleanse. To start, let’s explain how ...click here to read more

Exercise may combat the harmful effects of prolonged sitting, according to a British study. Coauthor Kishan Bakrania said, “This research is significant because it demonstrates yet again why physical activity and exercise is so important. It shows that people who spend large amounts of time not moving, either through work, leisure, or lifestyle, can counteract ...click here to read more

A new potential treatment may be able to reverse osteoporosis using stem cell therapy. The findings come from the University of Toronto and The Ottawa Hospital, where the researchers are working on a possible stem cell injection in order to reverse osteoporosis, a bone disease. Osteoporosis affects nearly 200 million individuals worldwide, most of them ...click here to read more

Global diabetes rates have risen fourfold in the last 35 years, suggest new findings from the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1980, there were 108 million diabetes cases worldwide. In 2014, this number rose to 422 million, with the greatest jumps seen in low- and middle-income countries like China and India. Worldwide diabetes rates grew ...click here to read more