Folks Skipping Salt Substitutes — Even Those With High Blood Pressure

Most people with high blood pressure aren’t skipping the salt shaker in favor of a salt substitute, according to a new study.

Incredibly few Americans use salt substitutes, essentially waving aside a simple and effective way to manage their blood pressure, researchers reported Thursday at an American Heart Association (AHA) meeting i...

Blood Pressure-Related Kidney Deaths Increased Dramatically Over Last Quarter-Century

Deaths from blood-pressure-driven kidney disease have increased dramatically during the past quarter-century, according to a new study.

Deaths from high blood pressure-related kidney disease increased by nearly half in the U.S. over the past 25 years, researchers reported Thursday at an American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Baltimore...

Music Soothes Savage Motion Sickness, Experiment Shows

Carsick or seasick? Reach for some feel-good music, a new study suggests.

Music like yacht rock or peppy pop could be the key to helping relieve nausea from motion sickness, researchers reported Sept. 3 in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

People who listen to soft and joyful music tend to recover more quickly fro...

Scrolling On The Toilet Increases Risk Of Hemorrhoids, Study Says

Do you use your time on the john to catch up on the news, go through your e-mail or check out social media?

Be careful – you might be more likely to develop hemorrhoids, new research shows.

Folks who use a smartphone on the toilet have a 46% higher risk of hemorrhoids than those who don’t, researchers reported Sept. 3 in ...

Self-Medicating With Weed Might Make Things Worse

Folks who start using weed to cope with anxiety, depression or pain might end up with a worse mental state than before, a new study says.

People self-medicating with marijuana had higher levels of paranoia, anxiety and depression, researchers reported recently in the journal BMJ Mental Health.

By comparison, those using weed...

Breast Milk Timing Crucial For Babies' Sleep, Researchers Say

Busy moms might be sending their babies the wrong signal if they feed evening breast milk that was expressed in the morning, a new study suggests.

The composition of breast milk changes throughout the day, including hormones thought to influence babies’ wake/sleep patterns, researchers reported today in Frontiers in Nutrition