Cardiomyopathy
Forget Steps! Just Walk at Least 15 Minutes at a…
Over the many decades that we have been hosting a nationally syndicated show on public radio, we have interviewed thousands of health experts. They often disagree about drugs, diets and treatments. Bu…
COVID-19 Vaccines and Post-Vaccination Syndrome:…
Back in the summer of 2020, people could hardly wait for COVID-19 vaccines to be developed so that the pandemic would end. Within a few months, though, people were starting to report side effects such…
Will Vitamin Supplements Prevent Heart Problems?
Does it make sense to take vitamin pills? Keep reading to learn more about a systematic review from several years ago. First, though, we want to address some very confusing recent research that implie…
Show 1341: Lessons Learned from Long Illness
You may not have thought much about long illness, but chances are you know someone who is suffering with one. The CDC estimates that some chronic condition afflicts as many as one in six American adul…
Show 1293: How Heartbreak Can Literally Lead to …
This week on our nationally syndicated radio show, we learn how heartbreak can have physiological consequences on the heart and other organ systems. Broken Heart Syndrome, also called Takotsubo, is a …
Can COVID-19 Symptoms Last for Weeks?
After a recovery, how long do COVID-19 symptoms last? Although we are now about ten months into this pandemic, we simply don't have enough information to answer that question definitively. Researchers…
No Study Support for Fish Oil Soothing Dry Eyes
Fish oil is one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids. These compounds have anti-inflammatory activity, and doctors have hoped that fish oil supplements would prove useful against a wide range of…
Vitamin D Crucial for Heart Health
Evidence has been building that low levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of heart disease. But until now, scientists have not known whether supplements of this vitamin could have a beneficial eff…