Harvard researchers have found that eating two squares of dark chocolate per day may reduce people’s risk of suffering a hemorrhagic stroke by more than 50 percent.

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One drink a day may help women avoid weight gain, a new study has found.

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Anyone who checks blood sugars after meals (”postprandial”) already knows that there are hidden sources of sugar in many common foods.
 
You hopefully already know that foods like breakfast cereals, breads, bagels, pretzels, and crackers cause blood sugar to skyrocket after you eat them. They are all carbohydrates. Carbohydrates increase blood sugar, often substantially. Blood sugar levels in non-diabetics of 120, 140, 150 mg/dl or higher…

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Scientists have found that remedial reading training for children who are poor readers causes the growth of white matter tracts in the brain, a finding that suggests behavioral training can spur brain growth in people with neurological conditions such as stroke damage, multiple sclerosis, or autism.

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Most people are aware that their blood pressure and cholesterol levels can give important information about their heart, but experts say there are other numbers that can be just as revealing about a person’s cardiovascular health.

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Over the years, coffee has been much maligned as an indulgence, a trigger of blood pressure and brown teeth, a diuretic that works against good hydration. Some studies from the 1980s even suggested increased risk for heart attack. Coffee has been classified by many in the “undesirable” list, along with hydrogenated fats and too much alcohol.
 
But there’s another part of the discussion that often gets little attention: coffee’s ability to…

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According to a new study, men who are unhappily married or single are more likely to die from a stroke than men who are happily married.

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Democrats believe repealing the exemption will lead to increased competition between insurance companies and reduced costs for consumers.

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A Dutch study has found that tests to identify people who could develop bleeding problems when given anti-clotting drugs such as Plavix before surgery have limited value and are not ready for common use.

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People who suffer a stroke and are taken to a hospital that follows specific stroke guidelines have a better chance of surviving than patients taken to other hospitals, a new study has found.

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