FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Americans in states with the highest obesity rates are less likely to have weight-loss surgery, researchers say. Why? “None of the states with the fiveRead More…
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When you have serious food allergies, eating at a restaurant can literally mean risking your life. But new research suggests you can take steps toRead More…
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Your EpiPen will still work after being frozen, researchers report. The epinephrine auto-injector can be lifesaving in cases of severe allergic reaction, and millions ofRead More…
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Milk allergy affects more than half of American infants who have food allergies in their first year of life, a new study finds. However, studyRead More…
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The “hygiene hypothesis” holds that early exposure to a variety of microorganisms may decrease the risk for chronic inflammatory diseases, like asthma. Two Swedish studiesRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you live in Maine and you’ve never experienced hay fever, new research predicts that climate change has an unwelcome surprise in store for you.Read More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A specific class of diabetes medication appears to double the risk of losing a leg or foot to amputation, a new study reports. People onRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains the fourth biggest killer in the United States. But only a fraction of the millions of people who couldRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, but 90 percent of them don’t know they have it, medical experts say. Prediabetes often leads to typeRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Born weighing almost 10 pounds, Caden Konecny arrived pink and loud. His mom, Ashlea, loved everything about her first-born child, except his struggles toRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Strictly limiting carbohydrates and eating more fat may help the body burn more calories, a new clinical trial shows. Researchers found that among 164 adultsRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People with celiac disease must follow a very restrictive diet, but an experimental vaccine may offer many of them the freedom to eat more normally.Read More…