Category Archives: Health News

It’s hard to say one type of joint pain is worse than the next. It can cripple those who suffer and drastically pick apart a decent quality of life. But there may be no more frustrating pain than when it hits in the wrists or hands. When it becomes impossible or unbearable to button a ...click here to read more

If you want to make your life a little easier, a new study is showing exercise may be the ticket. Researchers from Austria looked at 3,300 people age 65 and older to see how exercise impacted their quality of life. They noted that people who performed the minimum recommended dose of weekly exercise were substantially ...click here to read more

New research shows that long term use of heartburn drugs has been linked to fatal cases of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and gastrointestinal cancer. Before this study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, little had been known about the specific ...click here to read more

When gout hits, there’s no question that it can be a painful experience that severely limits your quality of life. And although it’s easy to blame the pain on the lobster you ate last night or the cocktails you had to wash it down, it’s a little bit more than that. Gout is caused by ...click here to read more

According to the results of a meta-analysis published in BMJ Open, consuming sugary beverages is linked with an increased risk of incident gout. A similar result was also found for fruit juice consumption; however, it was not found for the intake of the whole fruit. Gout, a kind of inflammatory arthritis, can cause an attack ...click here to read more

I’m sure you’ve experienced anxiety from a gut feeling before. Maybe you felt like your team was going to lose a big game, a work project wasn’t going to go well, or that storm was fast approaching and you were without an umbrella. But, according to a new scientific review, your gut may play a ...click here to read more

If you have arthritis in the knees, you know how it can affect your life. Not being able to move around comfortably can significantly impact your quality of life. But guess what? Inactivity is not the answer. Activity, although it may be hard to muster up the motivation and dig through the initial pain, will ...click here to read more

A brand-new study published in the European Heart Journal highlights some major gender discrepancies in the effects of cardiac arrest. And it seems like the best way to close the gap is with public awareness. The study indicated that women were less likely to be identified as suffering from cardiac arrest, were given immediate treatment—CPR ...click here to read more

Alzheimer’s and dementia are two of the most pressing health issues in the world, yet there is little evidence that common treatment methods work. Does that mean that the health of your brain faces an inevitable outcome? Thankfully, the answer is no. First, the bad news: a study published in the Journal of the American ...click here to read more

A new link has been made between highly processed foods, cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease. This new association comes after two large European studies were published by The BMJ this week which shared the findings. There have been previous studies which have shown a connection between ultra-processed foods and high blood pressure, ...click here to read more

Popular high-fat diets like keto and paleo get a lot of love for their quick effects on weight loss, but are high-fat diets safe for the long-term? A new study is raising some serious questions. When a high-fat diet is adhered to, users look for the bulk of their daily calories to come from fat, ...click here to read more

I needed two cups of hot black coffee to get me moving this morning. It’s pretty much routine: wake up, turn on the pot, and sit and relax. The second cup takes me through a few of the most productive hours of my day. Now I know that if I really needed it, I might ...click here to read more

It’s hard to get out there and give it your all each day. If you’re feeling tired and unmotivated for about a week, don’t worry about it: that’s normal. Especially with age. But feeling down and out for longer than two weeks may be cause for concern, especially if other symptoms arise. Energy isn’t all ...click here to read more

Sometimes when I’m in the middle of my daily walk, the urge to pee hits me like no tomorrow. Thankfully, I’m never too far from a restaurant or coffee shop I can use. But you might not be so lucky. When the urge to go hits, it can lead to discomfort and embarrassment. It can ...click here to read more