Month: December 2013

Brain Imaging Technique Can be Used to Observe Chronic Pain Drugs

Researchers from the University of Michigan have experimented with the brain imaging technique to track the action of drugs…

New Cholesterol Calculator May Not Provide Accurate Results

The newly-launched cholesterol calculator is under fire and Lancet has published its criticism. Unfortunately, for people long frustrated and…

Changes in Lifestyle Can Reduce Dependence on Statins

Before patients and doctors start a medication regimen, one likely question is whether statins-based medications are really necessary. Often,…

New Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Further Encourage the Use of Statins

Leading heart specialists have cajoled people to regularly measure their cholesterol level and try to get it lower whenever…

High-Fat Diet Could Trigger Breast Cancer in Younger Teenagers

Girls in an early phase of puberty may reduce the risk of acquiring breast cancer later in life by…

Radon May Significantly Contribute to Lung Cancer

Some people were diagnosed with lung cancer, although they never smoked, no one in the family smoked and there…

Researchers Use Scorpion Venom to Locate Brain Cancer Cells

Researchers from Seattle recently announced that they already developed a new technology that utilizes beneficial characteristics of scorpion venom….

A Couple Cups of Wild Blueberry Each Day Can Help Control Blood Pressure

The Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism journal recently published a study that indicated people who regularly eat wild blueberry…

Facial Flushing After Drinking Alcohol Could be a Symptom of Hypertension

Facial flushing after drinking is often considered as intolerance or high sensitivity to alcohol, unless people take special medicine….

Group-based Treatments Can be More Effective for Hypertension Patients

Nearly 80 million in the US have problems with high blood pressure and about half of them still don’t…