Heartburn Meds Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease

While study can't prove cause-and-effect, increasing damage seen as dose rises

A type of heartburn medication called proton pump inhibitors may be linked to long-term kidney damage, a new study suggests.

Negative Statin News Tied to Dropped Prescriptions

Researcher says heart benefits outweigh risk of side effects

Blood Pressure Drugs Rethink Urged

More lives could be saved if doctors considered giving blood pressure drugs to all patients at high risk of heart disease - even if their blood pressures are normal, a study suggests.

Nasal Spray May Treat Diabetics' Low Blood Sugar

Trial found it easier to use than current remedy, an injection

A new nasal spray might make rescue care easier for diabetics who are woozy or even unconscious due to severe low blood sugar, a new clinical trial suggests.

Treatment Shows Promise for Some With Emphysema

Study finds more success when stricter criteria used in selecting who gets the treatment

New research suggests that more careful selection of patients could help improve the success rate of valves implanted into the lungs of people with emphysema.

Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics

People with diabetes are much more prone to depression and stress than other individuals, and these mental health problems in diabetics are tied to an increased risk of strokes and deaths from cardiovascular disease, a U.S. study suggests.

Lower Blood Pressure Target Could Save Lives

Risk of heart troubles was lowered by 25 percent, while death risk was reduced 27 percent

Older People Need to Drink More Water Even When Not Thirsty

They used to tell us that we should drink eight ounces of water eight times a day. Then the standard advice became to drink only when we are thirsty. Now it seems that this isn’t right for everyone either.   The problem is that as we grow older the sensation of thirst frequently declines, studies show. “Thirst is not a good guide to the need to drink in older people,” writes Lee Hooper, PhD, and other researchers at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Not drinking enough water can lead to disability and even death. 

Soy might benefit women with pregnancy diabetes

Consuming soy protein during pregnancy may help women with gestational diabetes control their blood sugar and cholesterol levels, according to a small study.

COPD: Ways to Avoid Weight Loss

Breathing is hard work if you have COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Your inflamed lungs and partially blocked airways make it a struggle to get air in and out. That effort to breathe burns a lot of calories -- way more than someone with healthy lungs, says Albert Rizzo, MD, chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Christiana Care Health System.