Month: June 2014

Increasing coffee intake by more than one cup per day may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

If a first-degree relative-a parent, sibling, or child-has developed certain cancers, then one’s own risk of getting the cancer is greater than the average person’s.

Using antidepressants can be tricky, since it can’t be predicted exactly how someone will respond to treatment. There are four categories of antidepressants plus a few “atypicals” that have unique properties.

Dark chocolate contains flavonols that help lower blood pressure and probably fight plaques of atherosclerosis.

It appears that improving the doctor-patient relationship can produce health effects as beneficial as some common treatments, such as taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attack.

The summertime brings a bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables that can boost health, such as Swiss chard, sweet red peppers, zucchini, and blackberries.

Scientists are testing a new class of drugs to treat migraine headaches. The drugs would block (inhibit) a brain protein called CGRP that sends pain messages to the body.