Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

Maintaining a healthy diet can be difficult, especially when trying to avoid consuming excessive quantities of salt, which are a major contributor to high blood pressure (hypertension). According to a recent U.S. government report, there are many sources of salt that might surprise you. You may already be aware that foods such as potato chips ...click here to read more

Eye discharge (eye mucus) is a combination of oil, mucus, skin cells, and other debris accumulating at the corners of your eyes during sleep. Sometimes it can be wet and sticky, and at other times it may be dry and crusty. Although eye discharge may gross you out and be annoying to clean every morning, ...click here to read more

A new study published in an online issue of Science Translations Medicine details how scientists at the University of Utah Health Sciences used mouse studies to show the role of yeast in aggravating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) They also examined how the use allopurinol, a generic drug on the market, could offer ...click here to read more

A Spanish study published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology states that most women with fibromyalgia say they have memory problems and can’t concentrate, and the majority also suffer from anxiety and depression. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and tenderness, fatigue, sleep disturbances, memory, and mood issues. ...click here to read more

Researchers in Sichuan, China have found that the use of acupuncture was effective for the treatment of tinnitus (ringing in the ears). The team found a significant positive improvement in patients by employing the use of electrical stimulation to acupuncture points. Conventional methods of acupuncture were also used for comparison, with results finding it achieved ...click here to read more

A new study by researchers from the school of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey in collaboration with the University of Sao Paulo has discovered that damage to the liver from a low protein diet can be repaired. The study looked at the effect of a low protein diet on the liver of mice ...click here to read more

It is generally accepted that lifestyle-related diabetes patients are at an increased risk of developing dementia. Scientists and researchers are dedicating a lot of effort to understand this connection in the hopes of finding new treatments for both of these. Currently, in Europe, approximately 54 million people are living with type 2 diabetes (lifestyle related), ...click here to read more

Urinary tract infections are bacterial in nature, with a microbe infecting the urinary tract. The urinary tract system consists of the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys, each having the potential for getting infected if bacteria were to come in contact with them. Surprisingly, most of the bacteria that results in urinary tract infections do not ...click here to read more