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Medical trial aims to beat 'widow maker' heart attacks

While heart attack risks like high blood pressure and cholesterol are important to address, researchers are developing a test for other silent factors.

AAP · 16h ago

Taking 5 or More Medications After 65? Here’s What to Ask About Interactions

You take a blood pressure pill every morning, a cholesterol medication at bedtime, something for arthritis, and another prescription to help you sleep. Add an...

Saving Advice · 21h ago

Menopause Before 40 Linked to 30% Higher Coronary Heart Disease Risk, With Insulin Resistance Explaining Part of It

Menopause before 40 was tied to a 30% higher risk of coronary heart disease over two decades. Insulin resistance explained about 19% of the heart disease risk.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

5 Fatty Liver Subtypes Could Change How Doctors Assess Risk

Two people can receive the same fatty liver diagnosis but face very different health risks. One may have a relatively mild condition, while another could be more vulnerable to serious liver damage, heart disease or other complications. Scientists at Mayo Clinic have now identified five biologically distinct subtypes of metabolic…

MyLifeXP · Oct 21

Your Dad Had a Heart Attack at 55 — What Should You Be Doing at 45?

Your dad had a heart attack at 55, and now you’re 45. You have a decade before you reach his age when everything changed, but that doesn’t mean you have ten years to ignore the subject. A parent’s early heart attack can signal an increased inherited risk, particularly when cholesterol…

Clever Dude · Oct 19

You Haven’t Had a Physical in 5 Years — What Should a Man Over 50 Ask For?

A man over 50 who has skipped physicals for five years should do more than book a quick appointment and ask for routine bloodwork. He should review his cancer screenings, blood pressure, cholesterol, vaccines, medications, and family health history with his doctor. The goal isn’t to order every test available.…

Clever Dude · Oct 17

Centella and Panthenol: Two Barrier Repair Ingredients That Actually Work

What a Damaged Barrier Looks Like in PracticeSkin that stings when you apply a serum that never stung before. Redness that appears without a trigger. Moisturiser that sits on the surface and does nothing by noon. These are not signs of sensitivity as a fixed trait, they are signs that…

Times Life · Oct 17

FSSAI issues notices to BigBasket, Flipkart, Gemini Edibles over misleading claims

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued notices to three companies for misleading health claims. Gemini Edibles & Fats India, as well as e-commerce platforms BigBasket and Flipkart India, were implicated. The claims regarding cholesterol and health benefits of rice bran oil do not comply with regulations. Furthermore,…

The Economic Times · Oct 16

7 Signs Menopause Is Affecting More Than Your Hormones

Menopause is often associated with the end of menstrual periods, but the changes can reach far beyond the reproductive system. A woman may experience night sweats, poor sleep, mood changes, joint discomfort or changes in her skin and body composition, sometimes without immediately connecting them to menopause. These changes are…

MyLifeXP · Oct 16

Squalane, Jojoba or Rosehip: Which Facial Oil Works in Indian Summer Heat

Why Facial Oils Behave Differently in HumiditySkin produces more sebum when temperatures rise. Add 70 to 90 percent relative humidity, standard across coastal and central India from April through September, and the skin's surface is already saturated with its own lipids before you apply anything. A facial oil layered on…

Times Life · Oct 16