University of North Carolina’s Professor Cynthia Bulik performed a genetic analysis on anorexic patients. Researchers conducted the study on thousands of people and were able to identify eight chromosome locations that increase individuals’ susceptibility to the disorder. With these findings,…
Out of the 1.6 million reported patients with infectious diseases, almost half are suffering from drug-resistant strains. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is one of these, and the government confirmed just a week ago an exposed patient in San Bernardino County, California. This…
In recent studies, researchers found that a clinical assessment with a lung ultrasound (LUS) could improve outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Studies are now showing that an LUS could be a useful marker for the fatal…
In a study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association, people between the ages of 18 and 40 drank 32 ounces of energy drinks over the course of three separate days. The results showed that they had abnormal…
Scientists and researchers have been delving into the marine world for life-saving drugs since the 1950’s. Like the rich medicinal varieties on land, the sea offers a plethora of pharmacological tidbits. So far we’ve identified more than 5000 drugs from…
A recently published study shows that drinking unsalted tomato juice may significantly lower the risks of cardiovascular disease. The Study By drinking unlimited unsalted tomato juice throughout a year, patients with untreated hypertension had a decrease in blood pressure. Systolic…
Caffeine health benefits are one of life’s good old fashioned paradoxes which researchers have struggled with for decades. While they continue to conduct their studies, us consumers continue to drink it. A lot of it. Its the most widely used…
Seasonal allergies are part of the sixth-leading cause of chronic illness in the United States alone is allergies. Manufacturing drugs and treating the symptoms have currently reached an estimated $18 billion industry. And it’s here again. Seasonal allergies, broadly known…
Using HIV immunotherapy, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have made an interesting development in the race for a cure. While “cure” is a strong and coveted word in the field of medicine, what they’ve…
