The hospital, as the saying goes, is no place for a sick person. That’s particularly true when it comes to drug-resistant superbugs that cause deadly bacterial infections. This month federal officia...
Dr. Chauncey Crandall has seen the Mediterranean diet work miracles for his patients.
After suffering life-threatening heart disease or a heart attack, men and women have been able turn their health around by implementing the ancient diet an...
Eat Plant-Strong
Once, people who ate no meat were known as vegetarians. But these days, the term “plant strong” is becoming more prominent, both as a way to eradicate any negative connotations and to showcase the role that plants — ma...
February is American Heart Month, and while awareness is important for people of all ages and ethnicities, certain groups—like Latinos—are at a higher risk for heart-related diseases.
Close the Gap, an awareness campaign created specific...
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR (New York Times)
Probiotics, the live bacteria found in yogurt and other foods, are known to improve digestive health. But cholesterol levels?
Some believe that the beneficial bacteria bind to cholesterol in the small...
Irregular heartbeat, stroke, and arthritis are among the serious health problems facing Pope Benedict XVI as he becomes the first pontiff to step down in 600 years.
The religious leader’s increasing frailty is typical of an elderly patient...
By Dr. Crandall
The nation’s drug supply is beset with problems due to counterfeit prescription drugs, which have flooded the market from China and other countries. But it’s not only prescription drugs you need to watch out for — impo...
Millions of Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin as a way to prevent heart attack and stroke. But a shocking new study links regular aspirin use to a severe eye condition that can cause blindness.
A top cardiologist tells Newsmax Health t...
This year’s flu season is shaping up to be the worst in more than a decade. Some states have reported dozens of flu deaths, and emergency rooms have been overwhelmed in some areas. But a top doctor says there are simple steps you can take to ...
Science fiction is often not that far away from scientific truth; you just have to give it a little time. Do you remember television’s Bionic Man from the 1970s?
Well, we now live in a world on the cusp of realizing a field called “regen...