I never consciously swore off health care, but who likes feeling dismissed —or consistently being told that the next ...

A simple cocoa-based intervention taken just before long periods of sitting can help preserve blood vessel function in both the arms and the legs. This highlights a practical nutritional strategy to ...

Breathing in additional oxygen improves the function of blood vessels in the brains of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to recent research. Breathing in additional ...

Having excess body weight can increase your blood pressure and affect your immune system. Learn what happens to blood ...

Patients with therapeutic intensification of pharmacological pressure-unloading therapy had marked improvements in cardiac load, the study found, as demonstrated by reductions in N-terminal pro-B-type ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a ...

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red ...

A study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research shows that a single night of road traffic noise, at levels that are ...

High blood sugar can weaken the immune system. This makes it harder for the body to fight off infections.