By Saad Lutfi on 25 May 2017 - Credit: Stockbyte / PunchStock / GettyImages

Sometimes we only have one medical opinion to avoid confusion, and sometimes others resort to more than a medical opinion to reassure .. Which option better?

Feel the symptoms of the disease and go to the doctor to get a diagnosis .. This is the usual procedure, but do you trust the opinion of the first doctor and proposed treatment plan even if called for surgical intervention? Or do you prefer a second opinion? Scientists have an opinion in this regard.

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By Honor Whiteman. Published Tuesday 17 January 2017

Coffee drinkers may live longer. This has been the conclusion of numerous studies during recent years. Now, researchers believe that they may have uncovered one of the mechanisms underlying this association.

Researchers say that they may have pinpointed one reason why coffee drinkers might live longer.

In a new study, researchers reveal the discovery of an inflammatory process that might drive the development of cardiovascular disease in later life. They also found that caffeine consumption could counter this inflammatory process.

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By Honor Whiteman. Published Sunday 7 May 2017

Researchers suggest that cinnamon may offset some of the damage caused by a high-fat diet.

A diet high in fat is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, as it can lead to weight gain, diabetes, and other harmful conditions. New research, however, suggests that it may be possible to offset some of this risk by incorporating cinnamon in the diet.

Researchers found that rats fed a high-fat diet supplemented with cinnamon for 12 weeks gained less weight and abdominal fat and had healthier blood levels of fat, sugar, and insulin, when compared with rodents fed a high-fat diet without cinnamon.

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