If you've got high blood pressure or want to prevent it, you may want to stock up on celery. Why? Celery contains phthalides, chemicals that dilate the blood vessels and act as a diuretic, actions found in certain blood pressure-lowering...
Trying to keep your blood pressure in check? Eating soy-based foods, such as tofu, soybeans, soy milk and soybean chips, may help,...
Three recent studies analyzing data from more than 1,000 previous trials have come to conflicting conclusions about the risk for suicidal...
Despite the ongoing controversy over the potential increase in suicide among children who take antidepressants, the life. saving benefits of medications such...
Generic medications that treat other disorders also may be able to stop a fatal viral infection that has become increasingly common among...
Two separate approaches to treating psoriasis, a painful condition that attacks the skin, have shown promise in the lab and may be...
Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004, pegaptanib (Macugen), may offer new hope to people who experience the worst...
Two drugs may play a valuable role in treating Parkinson's disease, suggests recent research. In one study, the Alzheimer'...
A popular drug for Alzheimer's disease may help people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) continue to work by combating memory...
The suspension of natalizumab (Tysabri), a drug that was recently approved to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), has hampered—but not destroyed doctors&...
A drug that has already been approved and used to treat the type of lupus that causes impaired kidney function may help...
Taking heartburn drugs for prolonged periods increases the risk of developing pneumonia, according to a Dutch study According to study author, Robert...