November 4, 2026
Snoring and your heart: what studies show
Snoring and heart health: in 65,037 people, habitual snoring went with a hazard ratio of 1.15 for coronary heart disease. Exercise helped in sleep apnea.
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Plain answers about the heart, exercise and recovery, from Dr. Muralidar Babi.
October 31, 2026
Does endurance exercise lower blood pressure? What 93 trials show
Exercise and blood pressure: endurance training lowered pressure by 8.3/5.2 mm Hg in people with high pressure, in a review of 93 trials.
October 23, 2026
Burning feet in diabetes: sugar, the nerve cover and exercise
Burning feet in diabetes: high sugar can damage the nerve cover. Exercise lowered HbA1c by 0.67 points in 47 trials. What the studies show.
October 21, 2026
Runner vs football player: how their shin bones look
Runner vs football player shin bone: in a scan study of 32 college women, football players had 7.5% more bone area and 29.4% more stiffness.
October 18, 2026
Health is the next big business. That is not good news
Health is big business: wellness spending hit 6.8 trillion dollars in 2024 because we move less. Low fitness carried 5x the risk of death.
October 17, 2026
Running injury: why one long run raises the risk
Running injury and the one long run: a run 10-30% longer than your longest of the last 30 days was linked to 64% more injuries in 5,205 runners.
October 16, 2026
Gut bacteria: 55% of your poop, and how to keep them strong
About 55% of dry stool is gut bacteria. Antibiotics and packet-food preservatives hit them; regular exercise helped them in a 6-week study.
October 14, 2026
Gout attack after a party: why the big toe burns
A gout attack after a party? Drinks and meat set it off, often at night. Men who ran 8 km a day had half the risk. Here is why, with the studies.
October 13, 2026
Life with a pacemaker or an ICD: exercise, rules, and the shock
Life with a pacemaker or an ICD: the first six weeks, phone and kitchen rules, exercise, what to do after a shock, and how cardiac rehab helps.
October 13, 2026
Heart failure: where cardiac rehab fits in the treatment
Cardiac rehab for heart failure is the exercise part of treatment. The NHS says everyone with heart failure should be offered it. What it does, and why.