Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
2013-02-06
Choosing products like safflower oil may be less heart-healthy than believedContinue Reading
Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds
2013-02-05
Almost a third of patients didn’t get palliative care until final three days of life, often after ICU stayContinue Reading
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men’s Death Risk From Heart Disease
2013-02-04
Study did not find similar threat to women, howeverContinue Reading
Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
2013-02-01
Goal is to teach family, friends what to do when someone has taken too many pillsContinue Reading
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
2013-01-31
Larger waist size dangerous even when weight is normal, study saysContinue Reading
More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws
2013-01-31
But study found no improvement from other laws meant to curb children’s access to firearmsContinue Reading
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
2013-01-31
Finding lends support for vow to take ‘in sickness and in health’Continue Reading
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
2013-01-30
Common mutations in white people greatly increase risk of dying from the drug, researchers contendContinue Reading
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
2013-01-29
Heart experts consider point when benefit of shocks no longer outweighs disturbanceContinue Reading
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
2013-01-29
Large study found even mild impotence was tied to greater odds of future hospitalization, deathContinue Reading
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
2013-01-24
10-year mortality for those with both conditions was 31 percentContinue Reading
ER Admissions Over Holidays Linked to Higher Death Rates
2013-01-24
Hospital in Scotland found public holiday emergency cases more likely to die within a week or monthContinue Reading
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
2013-01-23
Large study of U.S. smokers found quitting by age 35 reduces effect most, but it’s never too lateContinue Reading
Too Much Sitting May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
2013-01-23
Study also found that staying active reduced the risk of dyingContinue Reading