As people with obesity-linked type 2 diabetes age, their risk of getting Parkinson's T disease also climbs, a new study warns. In fact, excess weight may explain why diabetics are at increased risk of getting the neurological disorder, a Finnish...
The US government recently mandated that trans fatty acids be listed on the nutrition facts label of every food. However, that'...
Some common blood pressure drugs can substantially increase the risk of diabetes, especially among those already at risk for the condition, researchers...
As the number of Americans with type 2 diabetes has soared over the past 50 years, so, too, has heart disease linked...
The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine is on the rise, with more than one-third of American adults using at least one...
After a study involving a top-selling diabetes drug, rosiglitazone (Avandia), pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline started marketing the drug as a medicine to prevent...
Facial acupuncture is gaining popularity, especially among Baby Boomers who want to diminish signs of aging. There are other forces driving demand,...
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Resperate guides people through deep-breathing exercises. As breathing slows, muscles surrounding the small...
New research has found that slow music produces a relaxing effect, and that musical pauses modulate heart rhythms and circulation patterns. The...
Millions of older American men use saw palmetto to treat an enlarged prostate, clinically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but a...
Women who wear a grapefruit scent appear to men to be approximately six years younger than they actually are. Scents tested. that...
The drug sildenafil (Viagra), introduced in 1998, revolutionized the treatment of sexual dysfunction. However, it and related drugs, such as vardenafil(Levitra)...