Category: Your Health Matters

VCU to Study Effects of Stress on Heart Health | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

And those stressors also promote the cardiovascular events — heart attack, strokes and heart failure.” He noted a central question

Exercise

From Stolen Girdles to Gym Class Weigh-Ins, a 94-Year-Old Looks Back – Maryland Today

… of a physical fitness course to confirm the pounds were coming off. … and weigh ourselves to see if

Diabetes

Charity sounds alarm over excess deaths linked to diabetes | NewsChain

The charity said that between January and March this year there were 1461 excess deaths involving diabetes.

Cancer

Mom Diagnosed With Colon Cancer After Caring for Sick Daughter – Insider

A mom of three was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and she died in 2023 when she was 38

Alternative Medicine

Treating chronic back pain: An alternative to surgery and pills | Health – Jamaica Gleaner

She recommends a relatively new treatment option that has shown promising results in treating back pain – Platelet Fibrin Therapy,

COPD

Surviving Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Navigating the Long Term Respiratory Effects – Cureus

TB – Tuberculosis; COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; FEV1 – Forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC –

Heart Disease

Are egg yolks bad for cholesterol, do they increase risk of heart disease?

The belief is that the high levels of cholesterol in egg yolks can lead to heart disease and stroke. But

Exercise

The Bottom Line: Do men and women need to train differently for fitness? | The Straits Times

Same fitness needs. Dr Lingaraj Krishna, orthopaedic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, notes that the Singapore Physical Activity Guidelines recommend …

Cancer

A Nomad’s Dying Wish: Living With Cancer at a San Francisco Homeless Shelter

Now 62 and battling stage 4 breast cancer, the self-described nomad is making peace with herself while still fighting for

Alternative Medicine

An Absurd Thought Experiment | Science-Based Medicine

Infected zero children. How would you have reacted on 1/1/2020 if a doctor from a prestigious medical school claimed that

Diabetes

Drug developed to treat diabetes may offer new approach against Alzheimer’s

Diabetes regimens, from Ozempic to old mainstays like insulin and … supporting testing diabetes drugs against neurodegenerative diseases.

COPD

Global COPD And Asthma Drug Devices Market Share Analysis with Recent Developments …

New Jersey, United States – Our report on the Global COPD and Asthma Drug Devices market offers a comprehensive analysis