Research


Chronic Cough: When Is It Serious?

Occasional coughing is common. It can even be productive, helping  clear your airways of mucus and other irritants. But if a cough lasts more than...

March 1, 2017 / 1 min read


Hypertension: Logging Your Numbers Properly

If you’ve had your blood pressure taken at your doctor’s office and it was found to be normal, it is still important to keep track...

February 23, 2017 / 3 min read


Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute: Innovating with...

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Philips, a worldwide leader in health technology, announced the global launch of Azurion, an image-guided therapy platform. Azurion allows...

February 22, 2017 / 1 min read


David Cassidy’s Struggle Spotlights Impact of Dementia

By going public with his diagnosis of dementia, former teen musical idol David Cassidy has put a new spotlight on memory-diminishing brain disorders, of which...

February 21, 2017 / 3 min read


Nutrition and Cancer: Diet Tips to Lower...

Many cancers diagnosed in the United States every year can be linked to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption or poor nutrition -- which...

February 21, 2017 / 2 min read


Protect Your Family (and Pets) Against ‘Thirdhand...

As reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a continuing overall decline in smoking rates among American adults, questions remain...

February 20, 2017 / 3 min read


Lower Back Pain: Physical Therapies Over Meds...

New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasize that doctors should suggest prescription pain medicines only as a last resort after patients try...

February 17, 2017 / 3 min read


Heart Health: From Prevention to Intervention

With the goal of educating healthcare practitioners from around the globe about the importance of prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Baptist Health South Florida...

February 16, 2017 / 2 min read


Food is Best Source for Your Vitamin...

For most people, eating wholesome food — and it doesn’t take that much — is the most cost-effective and healthiest way to get your vitamin...

February 14, 2017 / 4 min read


Heart Palpitations: When is it Serious?

Having heart palpitations is often associated with a racing heart beat. But the term covers other irregularities related to the body’s “electrical system” that should...

February 13, 2017 / 2 min read