TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Scientists are taking the wrappings off an age-old malady. Clogged arteries are a heart problem that’s dogged humanity for millennia, finds a new imaging study of mummies. Mummified arterial tissue shows evidence of cholesterol plaque buildup in people who lived anywhere from 2000Continue Reading

TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The gap in death rates between U.S. whites and minority groups has been narrowing in recent years, but a new study suggests that trend stopped between 2009 and 2012. “After years of progress in reducing racial/ethnic mortality disparities, our study shows that progressContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Tamping down inflammation is a must for people with a chronic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. But you can be exposed to damaging inflammation without having a specific medical condition. Inflammation prevents the body from adequately reacting to stressors and putsContinue Reading