Healthy articles

Eating potatoes causes high blood pressure! Or maybe it doesn't, and the real problem is that studies of foods are inherently unreliable, except for generating headlines.

Social isolation and loneliness have been linked to an increased risk of developing cardiovascular events such as coronary artery disease and strokes. Loneliness has also been linked to causing other issues which increase a person's mortality risk.

A recent large study has shown that calcium supplementation, with or without added vitamin D, shows no significant increase in the risk of any cardiovascular events.

Estradiol is an important female hormone which is an important part of the oral contraceptive pills. Recent research shows that estradiol may effectively guard the women against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Most of us are familiar with ultrasound as a method of diagnosing disease, but in prostate cancer it can be an effective method of treatment.

The word "epigenetics" shows up in articles about health everywhere. But what does it really mean?

A recent study has come up with a potential new steroid drug for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Bloating is uncomfortable as well as visually displeasing. What are the possible causes of abdominal bloating, and what can you do to fight this common ailment?

Underweight patients are at higher risk of death following an acute myocardial infarct as compared to normal weight patients. This was found to be true even when other comorbidities were excluded.

More of us than ever are deficient in Vitamin D. Here we look at why that's a big problem and what you can do about it.