Body

Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits

The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.

What the color of your stool can reveal about your liver and gut health

The color your body produces every day carries quiet clues about your liver, gallbladder and gut, but only some shifts are urgent.

Breast cancer changes lives forever: Here is the expert’s most important advice

Despite widespread awareness of breast cancer, many patients continue to face challenges both during and after treatment.According to...

New research reveals who may benefit from aspirin against dementia

Your genes may determine whether the pill helps or hurts, and the gap between the two outcomes is surprisingly wide.

Dermatologist reveals: How to prevent neck wrinkles

The skin on the neck can become looser, drier, and more wrinkled over time.According to dermatologist Mona Gohara,...

Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits

The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.

What the color of your stool can reveal about your liver and gut health

The color your body produces every day carries quiet clues about your liver, gallbladder and gut, but only some shifts are urgent.

Breast cancer changes lives forever: Here is the expert’s most important advice

Despite widespread awareness of breast cancer, many patients continue to face challenges both during and after treatment.According to...

New research reveals who may benefit from aspirin against dementia

Your genes may determine whether the pill helps or hurts, and the gap between the two outcomes is surprisingly wide.

What your hair texture and loss can reveal about your thyroid health

A 2023 review links diffuse shedding and texture changes to thyroid dysfunction.

Researchers test new method against brain damage after stroke – and it works

Researchers have investigated a new method designed to help the brain recover after a stroke.

Walking more steps a day may control asthma as well as the gym

A new trial in moderate-to-severe asthma matched simple walking against supervised gym sessions.

How to know when your child is too sick for school

It can be difficult to know when a sick child should stay home from school and when they are ready to return.Here are some...

The FDA just cleared a blood test for Alzheimer’s

A simple blood draw can now help doctors check for the plaques tied to Alzheimer's.

Scientists may have found why statins cause muscle pain, and how to prevent it

A McMaster study identifies the metabolic-immune loop behind statin myopathy, and how to block it.