SATURDAY, Nov. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A lifelong approach to lowering cholesterol, starting in some kids as young as 2, is the United States’ best bet to lower everyone’s risk ofRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) –When it comes to weight gain, what you eat clearly matters. But a small, preliminary study now suggests that when you eat also matters, with peopleRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery may have a side benefit that most don’t know about, with new research showing testosterone levels in male patients jump after the procedureRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Heart attacks in pregnant women are rare, but the number is rising, particularly among older expectant mothers, according to a new study that lookedRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Children who grow up in distressing or traumatic environments are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke by the time they reachRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — After falling in her office on Wednesday evening, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized with three broken ribs on Thursday morning. TheRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure: all bad for the heart, but perhaps worse for women’s hearts than men’s, new research shows. Looking at data onRead More…
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People with type 1 diabetes who use marijuana may double their risk of developing a life-threatening complication, a new study suggests. Called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA),Read More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Untreatable, antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has become a chilling prospect in the United States, raising concerns that people might someday have to live with the sexually transmittedRead More…
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Home pregnancy tests are commonplace, but that doesn’t mean that every type of self-test for health issues is reliable. And even if results are accurate,Read More…
TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The bigger your brain, the greater your risk for a deadly brain cancer, new research from Norway suggests. It’s a matter of math: A largeRead More…
TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Traditional risk factors like obesity, high blood pressure and a sedentary lifestyle may not be the only predictors of type 2 diabetes. New researchRead More…