WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you hope to avoid dementia in old age, having an upbeat view on aging itself might help, new research suggests. Researchers found that peopleRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People with chronic kidney disease often develop heart failure, leading to their having a heart defibrillator implanted to control an irregular heartbeat. But that’s notRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Unreliable transportation keeps many poor patients from their medical appointments. But offering free ride-sharing services isn’t the easy fix some predicted, a new study suggests.Read More…
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Everyone wants a beach-ready body, and many are willing to starve themselves to achieve it quickly. But new research suggests that fat lost on crashRead More…
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Fewer U.S. children are having to deal with asthma attacks in recent years, federal health officials reported Tuesday. That also translates into fewer missed schoolRead More…
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to mumps prevention, an extra jab may do the trick. During a mumps outbreak, doctors can provide an optional third dose ofRead More…
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If your child is among the 10 percent of kids with asthma, you want to do everything you can to control it. Start by workingRead More…
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Menopause may speed physical decline in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study suggests. While rheumatoid arthritis rates in women are three times higherRead More…
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have discovered a combination of treatments that can return color to skin that has been lightened by vitiligo — the skin disease that turnedRead More…
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A colonoscopy can save your life by detecting and removing colon cancer, but it might also trigger appendicitis, a new study suggests. Experts aren’t sureRead More…
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — This flu season continues to be one of the nastiest in years. And it isn’t helping that the flu vaccine may be less than 20Read More…
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer patients can halve their risk of postop complications by taking up an exercise program before their surgery, a new report suggests. For theRead More…