Diseases

How to manage your cholesterol with simple changes

Have you been told that your cholesterol is a bit too high? You do not need to completely overhaul your diet.Small changes in your food choices and habits can...

Kidney stones: seasonal patterns and prevention

A common summer habit could be quietly increasing your risk of painful kidney stones.

An everyday vitamin is being tested in cancer treatment

Early research suggests a common vitamin could help the body fight one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer — but scientists urge caution.

Scientists study the relationship between coffee and fatty liver disease

New research suggests that regular coffee consumption may play a role in protecting the liver from fatty liver disease and fibrosis.

Non-drug therapies show promise for osteoarthritis

Simple, everyday treatments may offer safer and more effective relief for knee pain than commonly used medication.

How to manage your cholesterol with simple changes

Have you been told that your cholesterol is a bit too high? You do not need to completely overhaul your diet.Small changes in your food choices and habits can...

Kidney stones: seasonal patterns and prevention

A common summer habit could be quietly increasing your risk of painful kidney stones.

An everyday vitamin is being tested in cancer treatment

Early research suggests a common vitamin could help the body fight one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer — but scientists urge caution.

Scientists study the relationship between coffee and fatty liver disease

New research suggests that regular coffee consumption may play a role in protecting the liver from fatty liver disease and fibrosis.

Common sugar alternative may affect brain blood vessels

A simple switch in your daily diet may carry risks scientists are only beginning to understand.

New guidelines recommend earlier cholesterol screening

A quiet change in medical advice could mean your heart health timeline starts much earlier than you think.

Specific risk groups are advised to pay particular attention to prostate cancer screening

More than a million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year worldwide. A leading surgeon is now urging men to take one essential...

Young man’s cancer case highlights overlooked early symptom

A subtle symptom dismissed as harmless turned out to signal a life-threatening diagnosis in a young patient.

New study: Living with a dog may raise risk of acute asthma attacks in children

Many families with children affected by asthma have a dog, but what impact does this have on the disease? New research sheds light on this question.

Elevated blood pressure may increase risk of heart and kidney disease over time

New research reported by the Mirror suggests that even small increases in blood pressure early in adulthood could have lasting health consequences.