Published July 6, 2015

The food that makes Alzheimer's worse

Everybody knows that sugar and high carbohydrate foods lead to diabetes. That's because these foods raise the blood sugar levels so high and so rapidly. But are there any other problems that can happen from high blood sugar levels besides diabetes? The answer may surprise you.

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Published July 3, 2015

How to supercharge antibiotics to effectively fight the deadly superbugs

If you have been watching the news recently, you know that hospitals are becoming more and more dangerous. Instead of being the safest places to be when you need medical help, they might be the worst. One reason is the drugs and dangerous procedures that are a regular part of every hospital day. But the other danger is new.

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Published July 1, 2015

Are drugs causing your irregular heartbeat? Here’s how to find out….

Irregular heartbeats, or heart arrhythmias, are very common. And they get even more common as people get older. Another thing that gets more common as people get older is the use of drugs, particularly verapamil, diltiazem, and a whole class of drugs called beta-blockers. So is there a connection here? Could it be that these drugs might be responsible for some of the arrhythmias we see?

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