Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
2012-08-07
Death risk rose when hospital admission occured on Saturday, SundayContinue Reading
More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes
2012-08-06
Studies found staying active cut death risk in type 2 disease, which weight training helped prevent in menContinue Reading
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
2012-08-06
Children with organs from these adult donors were more likely to lose grafts and die, study foundContinue Reading
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
2012-08-04
Although cause and effect not proven, frail seniors appeared most vulnerableContinue Reading
Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns
2012-08-04
Older people who live alone at greater risk for heat-related illnessContinue Reading
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
2012-08-01
The risk rises as chronic mental distress becomes more intense, study saysContinue Reading
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
2012-07-31
Study found seniors who had procedure were less likely to have fall-related breaksContinue Reading
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
2012-07-30
Testing could save 17,000 men from advanced prostate cancer, researcher saysContinue Reading
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
2012-07-25
Expert describes how skin cancer looks, ways to protect yourselfContinue Reading
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
2012-07-20
Causes may include gaps in screening, preventive care and lifestyle differences, researcher saysContinue Reading
Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say
2012-07-19
Having a ‘safe room’ nearby, staying alert to warnings key to saving lives, CDC notesContinue Reading
Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds
2012-07-19
Urban sprawl may be a factor in higher crash death rates in metro areas in the South, researchers sayContinue Reading
Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report
2012-07-18
Lack of exercise linked to cancer, diabetes and heart disease, which cause about 10% of deaths worldwideContinue Reading
Home-Based Care Teams Offer Help for Those With Dementia
2012-07-18
Coordinated effort boosts quality of life, delays need for nursing home, study findsContinue Reading