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Some Diabetes Drugs Contain Potential Cancer-Causing Substance: FDA
Merck & Co.’s Januvia and Janumet, which are popular diabetes drugs, could be contaminated with a substance that could cause cancer, the FDA said in an announcement on Tuesday. An impurity called nitrosamine was found in some samples of the drugs, which are known...
What Does a Heart Attack Feel Like?
A heart attack does not feel like two elephants fighting in your chest. Patients go through different experiences and some are more subtle that you may think.What Patients Go Through: Heartburn-like chest pain. It’s quite common for heart attacks to feel like acid...
Closing the PFO Hole in Your Heart and Stroke
You may not know it, but there’s about a 25% chance that you’re walking around with a hole in your heart. Everyone is actually born with one — before birth, this opening connects the right and left atria of the heart and allows blood to flow through. That’s how the...
Managing Type-2 Diabetes Risk
Diabetes is a chronic disease that increases your risk for heart attack, stroke, and kidney, eye, and nerve damage. Although food doesn’t cause diabetes, selecting nutritious foods and controlling your portion sizes can help you manage the disease. A registered...
10 Things to know before trying the Dash Diet
The Dash Diet for a Nigerian AudienceThe DASH diet is more than the average weight loss diet or regimen. It is a healthy lifestyle that is designed to improve your health, fight high blood pressure , lower cholesterol levels, and slow the progression of kidney disease...
HOW TO DETECT A HEART ATTACK & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Your body can be strange at times. Particularly as you get older. Aches and aches, as well as periodic episodes of exhaustion, may come and go, and you may not be concerned because 'it's just part of getting older.' However, some aches and symptoms should not be...
What Is a Dangerous Blood Sugar Level?
Living with diabetes is like walking on a tightrope, as anyone who has it knows. It's a never-ending balancing act to stay in range without too many high (hyperglycemic) or low (hypoglycemic) blood sugars. What does it mean to have a healthy blood sugar level? A...
Can Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Lead to Chronic Kidney Disease: And What to Do About It
It's important to know whether diabetes and high blood pressure can cause long-term kidney disease. There are two main jobs that the kidneys do: They filter extra fluid and waste out of the blood, and they do both of these jobs very well when they work well. People...
How to Prevent a Second Heart Attack in 8 Easy Steps
Using these 8 tips, you can lessen the chance of having another heart attack. A heart attack is more likely to happen to someone who has already had one. Taking charge of your own heart and blood vessel health, on the other hand, can cut your chances of having a...