I have difficulty falling asleep, and melatonin has not worked. I want to avoid medications and I have read magnesium supplements can help. Should I try them?
Lifestyle changes like reducing intake of meat, shellfish, and alcohol and losing excess weight can help lower uric acid levels that lead to gout attacks.
Targeted cancer therapies can possibly treat certain cancers with fewer side effects and better outcomes. However, they do not work for everyone, or for every kind of cancer.
Cardio exercise appears to improve areas of the brain that help older adults process multiple tasks as well as improve decision-making skills.
While you cannot change your genes, knowing your family history for heart disease can help determine your risk.
Sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages are the biggest contributors to a high-sugar diet, which may raise the risk of dying of heart disease. But sugar-free diet sodas aren’t necessarily a good substitute.
A minimally invasive procedure to replace a stiff, failing aortic valve offers a shorter, easier recovery than surgical replacement. Known as TAVR, it’s currently approved only for people in whom surgery is too risky, but wider use is expected soon.
Older adults who walk at a pace of at least 3 mph may have a lower risk of heart disease than those with a 2 mph pace. Those who walk at least seven blocks a day also have a lower risk than those who walk five blocks per week.
A test showed a 50% blockage in one of my major heart arteries. That sounds pretty bad to me, but the cardiologist said I didn?t need a stent. Why?
I know that sometimes people have high blood pressure only at the doctor?s office but normal blood pressure at home. But can the opposite also happen?