A promising experimental surgery to combat high blood pressured failed an important test. The treatment, called renal denervation, is for people with high blood pressure that does not respond adequately to medication.
The key factors to minimize the risk of a heart attack or stroke are body weight, diet, exercise, stress control, cholesterol, and blood pressure.
A study found that a lump in the neck was the most common early symptom of throat cancer due to infection with the oral human papilloma virus.
Some dietary supplements have known harmful side effects yet the proof that they improve health is weak.
A survey-based study found that people who ate seven or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables were at a sharply lower risk of death compared with people who ate very little of these healthy foods.
The best method chosen to repair an inguinal hernia depends a great deal on the experience of the surgeon.
The increased muscle strength and balance associated with regular walking significantly lowers the lifetime risk for men of having a hip fracture.
Mindfulness-based meditation helps to reduce stress. It combines rhythmic breathing and focused attention.
Involuntary eyelid twitching is usually harmless and brought on by stress, lack of sleep, and caffeine.
Taking extra vitamin E or selenium every day can raise the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk is substantially higher if the amount of selenium from your diet is already pretty high.