Cannabis offers great promise in improving health. But the marketing hype has outpaced the scientific evidence for its effectiveness, according to cancer researcher Dr. David Grimes.
He says that cannabis is effective in helping his patients deal with nausea from chemotherapy. And it works for other, more common conditions as well. “But the reality is that many of the health claims made about cannabis are wrong-headed and devoid of evidence,” Dr.… Read More
There’s one major reason researchers have made little progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s…
They haven’t been able to find what causes it.
Some studies point to genetics. Others say it may be due to brain injuries or even viruses.
Now, a new paper published in the journal Science Advances shows that Alzheimer’s may come from a completely unexpected source.[i]
Scientists took samples of saliva, spinal fluid, and brain tissue from dead and living people.… Read More
If your blood pressure reading is high during a check-up, your doctor will likely ask you to cut down on salt. And he or she may tell you to exercise more.
And then, more than likely than not, you’ll be asked to take a hypertension drug.
But a new study shows that you may not need to do any of that.… Read More
In the U.S., breast cancer is one of the most feared forms of cancer.[i]
We have pink ribbon campaigns, “runs for the cure,” and screening awareness programs to fight it.
In China, they have none of this. That’s because breast cancer isn’t nearly the threat it is here.
The death rate from breast cancer in China is 5.76 per 100,000 residents.… Read More
When looking for a doctor, most of us focus on credentials. We want to know where the physician went to school. We may want to know if they have had malpractice suits filed against them.
A pleasant bedside manner? That’s well and good.
But most of us would rather have a doctor who “knows his stuff.” We want competence first and foremost.… Read More
Six hours.
That’s the minimum amount of sleep you need each night for a healthy heart, according to a major new study.
The research was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]
About 4,000 subjects were divided into groups depending on how much sleep they got.
The researchers measured levels of atherosclerosis in the subjects’ femoral and carotid arteries using ultrasound.… Read More