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Fatty Diets Tied to Vision Loss in Seniors
A study has linked diets high in red meat and fatty foods to age-related macular degeneration in seniors.
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More Hard-Boiled Eggs Recalled for Listeria
Almark Foods has expanded its recall of hard-boiled eggs to include products sold at grocery stores and major retailers nationwide, including Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and Trader Joes. The eggs may be...
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'Intermittent Fasting' Diet Could Boost Your Health
A new review in the New England Journal of Medicine says intermittent fasting helps stabilize blood sugar, reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, and may benefit brain health.
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Skin-Lightening Cream Could Cause Nerve Damage, CDC Report Warns
Doctors report that skin lightening cream from Mexico caused mercury poisoning in a California woman. She's not able to feed or care for herself.
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Could Brain Scans Spy Kids' Mood, Attention Problems?
Brain scans may help doctors diagnose children's mood and attention problems earlier in life.
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Regular Exercise Cuts Odds for 7 Major Cancers
The study authors found that the harder you exercise for that recommended time, the more you reduce your cancer risk.
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Could 1 Dose of HPV Vaccine Be Enough?
First introduced in 2006, the multi-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can prevent most cervical and anal cancers among children and young adults exposed to the virus. It can also prevent the...
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B Strain Dominating Early in the Flu Season
Parents of small children should be concerned because the B strain is proving more dangerous for kids.
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Rep. John Lewis to Be Treated for Pancreatic Cancer
The 79-year-old said he was diagnosed during a "routine medical visit and subsequent tests."
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Insecticides Tied to Heart Disease Deaths
People who have been exposed to pyrethroid insecticides are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those with low or no exposure.
View ArticleKeeping New Year’s Resolutions Is As Easy As 1,2,3!
It’s officially New Year’s resolution season and perhaps you have decided that this is the year to get in gear and improve an area of your life. According to Twitter Canada, most Canadians are making...
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FDA Approves Drug for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Olaparib is already approved for use in BRCA-mutated ovarian and breast cancers.
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Breast Density Alerts Might Not Be Helping Women
The goal of dense breast notifications is to spur a conversation between a woman and her health care provider. The provider can let a woman know how having dense breast tissue affects her personal...
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Not Just January: Alcohol Abstinence Turns Trendy
According to the market research firm Yougov , more than 1 in 5 Americans plans to participate in Dry January this year.
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Algorithms Spot Signs of Suicide Risk & Self-Harm
Using artificial intelligence, doctors and researchers believe they can more quickly identify people at risk of suicide or self harm.
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Trump Administration to Ban Most Flavored E-Cigarettes
The White House originally proposed a ban on flavored e-cigarettes -- thought to be especially enticing to teens -- back in September. But since then, the Administration had seemed to bow to industry...
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One Way to Help Ease A-Fib: Give Up Drinking
When they compared the teetotalers to a similar group of people with a-fib who continued drinking, the investigators found that those who abstained from alcohol delayed their next a-fib episode and...
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Yoga May Bring a Brain Boost, Review Shows
A new brain scan study may be just the incentive you need to put yoga at the top of your New Years' to-do list.
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New Food Labels Help for Counting Calories, Sugar
Foods with multiple servings in a single package -- like a big bag of potato chips -- will now have a two-column label that will list the nutrition information in a single serving alongside the...
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Don't Believe Online Claims for Pot's 'Benefits'
Looking at tens of thousands of pot-related posts on Twitter, researchers saw a lot of bogus health claims that they fear may drown out solid science.
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