If you have high blood pressure, it makes sense to buy a blood pressure monitor and check your blood pressure at home. This gives a more accurate view of your blood pressure than intermittent office-based readings or the occasional check.
Injections of hyaluronic acid into the knee, a treatment known as viscosupplementation, offers little relief from painful knee osteoarthritis.
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that it’s never too late to improve your health by quitting smoking. Even smokers in their 80s reduce their risks when they kick the habit.
The combination of a beta blocker and digoxin to treat atrial fibrillation can cause the heart rate to slow too much. Most people need a resting heart rate in the 60s to 80s to feel well.
Foods that harm the heart, especially those rich in saturated fat, may also harm the brain. Women with the highest consumption of saturated fat had worse memory and cognition over time than those who consumed the least saturated fat.
A new study that evaluated the combined effect of diet and exercise on longevity has a simple message for living longer: Eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise daily.
Women with atrial fibrillation, a common heart-rhythm problem, are at greater risk for a stroke than men, and may need to be treated more aggressively with medicine that protects against stroke by preventing the formation of blood clots.
Millions of Americans live with tinnitus, a constant ringing or sound in the ears. Most treatments aim to minimize the symptom, mask the sound, or deemphasize one’s negative response to the sound.
A heart attack or stroke triggers an immune response that boosts inflammation and speeds the development of atherosclerosis in artery walls. This may explain why heart attack or stroke victims are at risk for repeat events.