We all know soda is bad for us. Most of us figure that it does its damage by making us fat or raising our blood sugar.
But a new study shows that sugary soft drinks hurt you in another way: They can cause your kidneys to fail.
Chronic kidney disease is the ninth-leading cause of death in the U.S. About 13% of Americans have it.
… Read MoreNot surprisingly, sales of opioid painkillers have plummeted and some have been pulled from the market.
But a new study shows that Big Pharma has found another way to profit from drug addiction.
… Read MoreIt’s more than the death toll from melanoma, and prostate, bladder, kidney, and liver cancers combined.
You’d think people would be angry, scared, or at least concerned.
But in recent years, researchers have discovered something surprising about one type of body fat. Doctors call it brown adipose tissue. The common name is brown fat.
Unlike regular white fat, it’s good for you.
That’s because it often causes no outward symptoms. And it can be tough for doctors to spot in a routine examination.
And here’s more bad news about the fatty liver crisis…
They had bouts of forgetfulness, but they could still function in everyday life.
Scientists did a unique experiment to find out if their thinking skills could be restored. By the end of the study, one group of seniors took nearly 10 years off their brain age.
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