A new study has claimed that people suffering from financial stress are at 13 times higher risk of having a heart attack.

Researchers say people, majorly in the developing countries, are experiencing a hike in the chronic diseases of lifestyle such as myocardial infarction — a medical condition that develops a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.

Dr. Li Jiao

A new study recently published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has revealed that low-fat diet may lower older women's risk of pancreatic cancer.

The study included more than 46,000 overweight and obese women between the ages of 50 and 79 who ate high-fat diets when they joined a clinical trial between 1993 and 1998.

The minister of health, Isaac Adewole has disclosed that over one million Nigerians were receiving anti-retroviral treatment at the end of June 2017, the government has said.

The Minister made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the 60th National Council on Health held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, which had the theme, “Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and the Health Sector: Matters Arising.”

A new research from Texas suggests that alcohol abuse may be more detrimental to women than men. The research, which was conducted on mice, showed that alcohol abuse killed brains cells and halted the production of new ones—and the effect was more drastic in females.

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston wanted to investigate how long-term alcohol consumption affected the brain. In particular, they wanted to understand how alcohol influenced the development and growth of nerve cells over time.

A groundbreaking discovery in cellular biology could help humans age without as much deterioration in their bodies.

A research team experimenting on a class of genes called "splicing factors" was able to take older human cells and physically rejuvenate them, turning back the clock to make them appear and behave young again.

A recent study has linked common anti-reflux meds such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, to higher odds of kidney trouble.

The study couldn't prove cause-and-effect -- it's possible that folks who need these heartburn medicines are simply more prone to kidney disease for other reasons. But the review of data did show a link.