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Weed Can Harm Your Heart

Weed Can Harm Your Heart

It is important to realize that the American Heart Association (AHA) is warning that weed can harm your heart. The Association published a statement on the effects of cannabis on the heart. Specifically, an expert panel reviewed the literature of cannabis and the side effects it has o
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Target 12 Risk Factors Throughout Life to Prevent Dementia Later

Target 12 Risk Factors Throughout Life to Prevent Dementia Later

At the 2020 Alzheimer Disease Conference the recommendation was to target 12 risk factors throughout life to prevent dementia later. 28 world-leading experts on Alzheimer’s disease added 3 new risk factors to the previously established 9 risk factors for dementia: excessive alcohol in
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Why Do Mosquitoes Like Human Blood?

Why Do Mosquitoes Like Human Blood?

During the warmer season mosquitoes like to attack us, but why do mosquitoes like human blood? There are approximately 3500 species of mosquitoes in the world, but only a few species are biting humans. One of the more important mosquito varieties that are of concern is the Aedes aegyp
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A New Antiviral Drug Combats Herpes and Resistant Herpes

A New Antiviral Drug Combats Herpes and Resistant Herpes

Antiviral drugs against herpes often develop resistance, but a new antiviral drug combats herpes and resistant herpes. A publication from researchers at the Lund University in Sweden on July 24, 2020 provided a different approach. Alex Evilevitch, Associate Professor and senior lectur
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