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New Cholesterol Guidelines

Heart attack and stroke prevention efforts shouldn’t wait until midlife. In fact, it’s never too early to start cholesterol screening, according to new clinical...

New Thinking About HDL Cholesterol

For decades, doctors have advocated raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol for reducing heart disease risk. Since a low level of HDL is correlated with...
Nitric oxide

Nitric Oxide: Is It the Answer to Healthy Aging?

You may have seen the term nitric oxide pop up in health headlines or in ads for various anti-aging products. A quick Google search reveals the many roles this...
Light Pollution

Light Pollution: The Health Risk You Can See

The idea that pollution is harming human health is nothing new. Scientists have long warned that exposure to fine particulate matter from industrial and vehicle emissions increases the risk...
alcohol and cancer

Alcohol: A Cancer Connection?

Earlier this year, the previous U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, issued an advisory report about the links between alcohol and cancer that received widespread media attention. Alcohol consumption, the...
vaccination

A Shot in the Arm Is a Bonus for the Heart

Experts have long known that there’s a connection between certain infections and cardiovascular health. People with heart disease or a history of stroke are at heightened risk of becoming...
adaptive living aids

Adaptive Living Aids to Help Make Life More Manageable

As you get older, doing even simple tasks around your home that once came so easy, without thought, may start to become more challenging—like reaching for something in a...
go-bag

Peace of Mind in a Go-Bag

Home used to be the place where Americans felt safest, but these days our trusted abodes can't always be trusted to protect us. Nearly one in five Americans have...
PSA screening

Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen?

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer among men in the United States, after non-melanoma skin cancer, as well as a leading cause of death. According to...
sunscreen safety

Shedding Light on Sunscreen

More than 6 million people are treated for squamous and basal cell skin cancers, and 104,000 are diagnosed with the deadliest type—melanoma—in the United States each year. Given that...
oral microbiome

The World Inside Your Mouth

The collection of microorganisms (or microbes) that live on and inside your body is known as the microbiome, and there is increasing interest in its effect on health. The...
eye color

Your Eyes: The Window to Your … Health?

The eyes are said to be the windows to the soul, but do they also offer a glimpse into your risk for certain health problems? Some research suggests that...