It’s a full-on epidemic…
The number of people with diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years.
More than 100 million American adults now have diabetes or its precursor, prediabetes.
Now, a new study has uncovered a surprising hidden cause for diabetes…statin drugs.
It shows that it may be no coincidence that diabetes rates have skyrocketed at exactly the same time doctors began prescribing more statins.… Read More
Colonoscopies may be the most despised medical test.
The day-before laxative prep is miserable. And the procedure itself is no walk in the park.
Now, a new study shows that you may not need to put yourself through that ordeal. An at-home test may be just as effective in finding colon cancer.
The study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.… Read More
What’s the world’s biggest killer?
Tuberculosis would be a good guess. It’s not a major problem in the U.S., but TB is the world’s leading infectious disease killer.[1]
Malaria would be another logical answer. Some historical studies conclude it has wiped out half of all people who have ever lived. It continues to kill over a million people every year.… Read More
Luke Perry’s fans were shocked when they heard he died Monday of a stroke.
The hunky star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” was only 52.[i]
Isn’t that too young to have a fatal stroke?
Strokes are typically associated with the elderly. But more than a third of the people who have one are under 65.[ii]
And youthfulness can actually work against them, according to Dr.… Read More
We’ve always known that fried foods were unhealthy. But we’ve never really known exactly how much damage they did…until now.
A new study quantifies the health damage done by eating fried foods regularly.
Existing evidence makes it clear that fried foods can trigger heart disease and type 2 diabetes. But researchers at the University of Iowa found a clear link between fried foods and premature death.… 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