FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The “madness” mountain climbers often experience isn’t a type of altitude sickness, as once thought, but rather an actual psychotic disorder, a new study suggests.Read More…
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When seriously ill hospital patients can’t express their wishes about their medical care, decision-making often falls to emotionally drained family members. Anxiety and depression areRead More…
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — This past year was a busy, productive one for diabetes research and care. “2017 was a year of progress in our understanding of diabetes andRead More…
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A lack of exercise puts kids at risk for very adult problems, like obesity and diabetes. Now there’s also research that links exercise to theirRead More…
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Improved management of excessive bleeding and high blood pressure during labor and delivery are helping to reduce the number of childbirth-related deaths in the UnitedRead More…
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The mummified remains of an Italian boy who died 450 years ago suggest the hepatitis B virus has infected humans for centuries. The child diedRead More…
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Better cancer detection and treatments, not to mention lots of people quitting smoking, have fueled a 20-year drop in deaths from the disease, a newRead More…
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Decisions about diabetes care can become harder as people age, and that may be especially true for those needing hospice care. A new study hasRead More…
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Developers of a new patch hope to eliminate a big barrier in type 2 diabetes treatment — painful finger-sticks and injections. The new patch —Read More…
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Stem cell transplants could offer new hope for people with a severe form of scleroderma — a debilitating and deadly condition that affects the immuneRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Your New Year’s resolution diet should be based on a well-balanced eating plan that fits your lifestyle, rather than a weird fad replete with foodRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Gaining too much baby weight is an issue for many pregnant women. What’s more, if you don’t lose those pounds, they could pose a problemRead More…