Category Archives: Health News

Everyone snacks. It’s even easy to argue that people need a little nibble between meals: it’s the perfect way to keep the energy up, fill in nutritional holes, and manage blood sugar. But snacking gets a bad rep. Why? Generally, most people think of snack food as junk food. Don’t get me wrong, there is ...click here to read more

New research suggests that moving more may help to prevent a stroke. It’s no secret that exercise is good for you – it can help keep your weight down, improve your mood, and protect your heart. But you may not know that staying active doesn’t just mean hitting the gym. Moving more throughout your day, ...click here to read more

At its best, hearing loss can be an inconvenience. At its worst, it’s a debilitating condition that can increase social isolation and contribute to memory issues and dementia. But is hearing loss reversible? It depends. Some forms of hearing loss can be treated with full hearing restored. In other cases, the damage is permanent, and ...click here to read more

You’re probably familiar with COPD, but did you know that poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of serious flare-ups? A recent study found that people who sleep poorly are at a 25% to 95% higher risk of developing sudden breathing problems than people who get good quality sleep. These findings suggest that ...click here to read more

Pain in the hip can easily be diagnosed as bursitis, and most people think that’s what it is. Some experts, however, believe that it isn’t 90 percent of the time. Hip bursitis is commonly diagnosed when patients have pain on the outside of their hip, when inflammation occurs between the thighbone and nearby tendons. But ...click here to read more

The sudden urge to urinate can be debilitating. It can keep you from confidently leaving home and enjoying your life, with a potential accident always looming. Sometimes an overactive bladder is called urge incontinence, creating the urge to go when your bladder isn’t full. It might be possible to use a bladder workout to strengthen ...click here to read more

As if living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isn’t hard enough, a new study suggests that people with the condition are also more likely to develop dementia and depression. This included both Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of arthritis that affects the tissues around the joints. RA is an autoimmune disease, ...click here to read more

New research has shed a little light on one of the more interesting organs in your body. It’s found that regardless of how old you are, your liver is eternally about three years old. The organ, which is responsible for clearing toxins from the body and metabolizing nutrients, has a unique ability to renew and ...click here to read more

According to new research, how well you sleep might play a role in how well your memory works. This new study suggests that when we sleep, our brain processes and consolidates information from the day’s events, allowing us to strengthen our relational memory. Sleep is an essential part of our lives. It helps us focus, ...click here to read more

Here’s a good one for you: the majority of men think that they are healthier than the majority of men. This statistical impossibility is the finding of a new online survey recently conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of Orlando Health. It seems like a tale as old as time: machismo getting in the ...click here to read more

Type-2 diabetes seems like a disease that only affects the body, but it isn’t. The brain of a person with type-2 diabetes or heart disease, for example, is at risk. When brain cells don’t get enough blood glucose, brain function will likely diminish. A new study looking at data from 20,000 middle-aged and older adults ...click here to read more

If you take your coffee with a little bit of sugar, you could be helping to extend your life. New data suggests that the health benefits of coffee persist even when a bit of sugar is added. The research showed that people who drank any amount of unsweetened coffee are 16 percent to 21 percent ...click here to read more

If you’re not thinking about your gut health, you’re really not thinking about your overall health. At all. Your gut may play a role in way more than just digestion. It could influence mood, immunity, metabolism, and the functionality of your body’s internal systems. How does it have this kind of power? Think about it ...click here to read more

Despite previous claims, new research suggests that diet doesn’t play a role in easing symptoms or progression of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. A healthy diet has been found to bring many health benefits, but researchers say that the impact on rheumatoid and musculoskeletal diseases is minimal. Cardiovascular and mental health may be influenced by diet, ...click here to read more