This Morning: Dr Chris reveals grapefruit can affect statins Statins work by reducing the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your blood. LDL cholesterol is a waxy substance that builds up on the walls of your arteries, a process known as atherosclerosis. By reducing LDL cholesterol, you can reduce this build-up and ward off […]
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Woman's allergic reaction to hair dye causes severe swelling in face, head
Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 18 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 18 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A woman in Australia who decided to dye her hair for the first time in 15 years after noticing a few grays paid a painful price for not running a patch […]
This Tick-borne Illness Can Cause Fatal Swelling of the Brain—and Can Be Transmitted in Just 15 Minutes
When you think about ticks and the illnesses they can carry, you probably think of Lyme disease—for good reason. Lyme disease is certainly the most common and widespread tick-borne illness, and it’s been reported in all 50 states. But it’s not the only one: In recent years, scientists have been warning about another, less common […]
Woman with swelling condition defies doctors to be a marathon runner
Woman with excruciating swelling condition that made it impossible to put shoes on has defied the odds by becoming a marathon runner and competitive body-builder Alison Mahoney, now 32, was diagnosed with lymphedema praecox at 17 The condition caused her left leg to swell up so much that she was unable to get her foot […]
New understanding of mysterious ‘hereditary swelling’
For the first time ever, biomedical researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, report cellular defects that lead to a rare disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE), in which patients experience recurrent episodes of swelling requiring immediate treatment. This new understanding is an important step toward gene therapy for patients. Symptoms include an upper arm swelling to twice its […]