SUNDAY, Sept. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — There’s disappointing news for seniors: A new trial shows that taking daily low-dose aspirin doesn’t prolong healthy, independent living in otherwise healthy people aged 70Read More…
SATURDAY, Sept. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Cases of thyroid cancer are on the rise in the United States, and experts want you to know how people at high risk for theRead More…
FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long known that obesity increases the risk for developing asthma, but new research suggests the opposite also may be true. Scientists in SpainRead More…
FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet people generally associate it with an older, aging population. But heartRead More…
FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Could that morning cup of joe bring a health boost to people battling kidney disease? According to new research involving nearly 5,000 people with chronicRead More…
FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (American Heart Association) — He kept it from family members, friends and employers. Some of Walter Washington’s children still don’t know their father struggles to read and write.Read More…
FRIDAY, Sept. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — As Florence unleashes her full fury on the Carolinas, residents who stayed put need to know that flooding will be even more dangerous than theRead More…
THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) — High doses of folic acid do not protect pregnant women against a sometimes deadly complication called preeclampsia, a large trial suggests. The finding frustrates theRead More…
THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Melvin Stubbs knows smoking cigarettes could give him heart disease, lung cancer or kill him. He said his habit hurts his wife and parents,Read More…
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Americans continue to fatten up, with obesity rates topping 35 percent in seven states, a new report reveals. That’s up from five states two yearsRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) — With millions of pain-plagued Americans looking for an alternative to opioids, the solution for some might be no medicine at all. New research suggests thatRead More…
TUESDAY, Sept. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — No matter what your watch says, your body may be on a whole other schedule. Now, scientists say they’ve created a blood test that pinpointsRead More…