Could You Be Short on Vitamin D?
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — You’d think vitamin deficiencies would be rare in the United States, but many people are running low on vitamin D, and it’s a serious healthRead More…
Insights Into Women and Stroke Risk
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — You might be surprised to learn that stroke is the number three killer of women. Women and men have many of the same risk factorsRead More…
How Puzzles, Games Might Help Your Aging Brain
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Those Sunday crossword puzzles may not prevent the aging brain from slowing down — but they might protect it in a different way, a newRead More…
AHA: New Report Emphasizes Safety of Statins
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (American Heart Association) — The benefits of the cholesterol-lowering medicines called statins far outweigh any risk of side effects, according to a new analysis of decades of scientificRead More…
Electronic Health Records Bogging Docs Down
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Electronic health records are supposed to help doctors, but stress from using them may lead to burnout — and primary care doctors are at greatestRead More…
Have Heart Failure? Flu Shot May Save Your Life
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you have heart failure, a flu shot can truly be a lifesaver, researchers report. A study of patients in Denmark who were recently diagnosedRead More…
To Track Carbs, Tap Into the Glycemic Index … and Its Cousin
MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Rather than just counting carbs, you might want to get familiar with the glycemic index and the glycemic load, numeric weighting systems that rank carb-basedRead More…
More Illnesses From Tainted Romaine Lettuce Reported
FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Nine more people have been sickened by E. coli in an outbreak involving romaine lettuce grown in parts of California, bringing the total to 52Read More…
AHA: A Black Filmmaker's Look at the Heart (Health) of Her Community
FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Jasmine Johnson has become reacquainted with the South Dallas neighborhood where she grew up. Much is familiar, but she’s noticed there aren’t many placesRead More…
Better Economy Could Mean Worse Nursing Home Care
FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In a good economy, the care at U.S. nursing homes falls because it’s harder to attract and keep staff, a new study contends. “During economicRead More…
Millions of Americans Still Breathing Secondhand Smoke: Report
THURSDAY, Dec. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Despite three decades of declines in secondhand smoke exposure, 58 million Americans — children included — are still breathing in tobacco fumes, federal health officialsRead More…
Obesity Ups Survival in Heart Failure, but That's No Reason to Pile on Pounds
THURSDAY, Dec. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Obese people with heart failure may live longer than those who are thinner — especially if they are “metabolically healthy,” a new study suggests. TheRead More…