Even if you’ve never lit a cigarette in your life, your lungs may be as badly damaged as someone who has smoked a pack a day for 29 years.
That’s the chilling finding of a new study that analyzed the long-term effects of breathing the polluted air of six major U.S. cities.
Researchers looked at more than 7,000 people from 2000 to 2018.… Read More
If you are a type 2 diabetic, chances are that your doctor has told you to go on a diet. You were likely told to eat less fat and fewer calories.
The idea is that this diet will help you lose weight. And losing weight can cure type 2 diabetes.
But there’s a problem.
The diet usually doesn’t work.
Only 5% of overweight and obese people are able to lose weight on a conventional low-fat, low-calorie diet. … Read More
Why do people start to lose their mental sharpness as they get older?
One theory is that brain cells start to die without being replaced.
Another is that protein tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease accumulate in the brain and clog neural pathways.
But a new scientific paper concludes there is another factor at work: Blood vessel health. Swedish scientists believe the condition of your brain is largely dependent on the blood vessels that serve it.… Read More
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) may be the most common serious disease you’ve never heard of. About 10% of Americans have it.[1]
PAD causes artery blockages in the legs. This can lead to severe leg pain.
But even worse, having PAD means you have about a 50% chance of also having heart disease.
Doctors typically recommend that PAD patients walk every day.… Read More
Before surgery, doctors have a standard procedure that they follow with each patient.
They explain the possible side effects. They discuss after-surgery pain care and rehab. They give you a general idea of what to expect.
And then, just before the operation, you are asked to sign a consent form that says you agree to allow your doctor to perform the operation and you understand the risks. … Read More
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most feared and deadliest forms of cancer.
Eighty percent of patients die in less than a year. Only 8% make it five years.
It’s what took the lives of Aretha Franklin, Steve Jobs, Patrick Swayze, Luciano Pavarotti, and Joan Crawford.
And the threat keeps growing… By the end of 2020, pancreatic cancer is projected to be second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death.… Read More