High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
2012-05-30
Patients with community-acquired infection plus high glucose levels need monitoring, study findsContinue Reading
Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit
2012-05-26
Expert offers advice on working out in your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyondContinue Reading
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
2012-05-24
Little decline seen in past 5 years, minorities hardest hitContinue Reading
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
2012-05-23
Risk higher when electrical impulses travel more slowly through lower chambers of the heartContinue Reading
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
2012-05-23
Study found some cope through physical, emotional distance as sadness becomes too muchContinue Reading
Study Offers Ways to Decrease Use of Restraints at Nursing Homes
2012-05-23
Instilling a ‘culture of care’ can help, researchers sayContinue Reading
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report
2012-05-22
Recommendations include more helmet use, encouraging all drivers to share the roadContinue Reading
Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States
2012-05-22
Report finds too few states require proven safety policies that would save livesContinue Reading
Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates
2012-05-21
However, study didn’t find similar benefit for all hospitalsContinue Reading
Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk
2012-05-21
Cancer compensates, spreads in search for oxygen, researcher suggestsContinue Reading
Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away
2012-05-16
Three cups linked to 10% lower odds of dying from typical causes, federal study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study
2012-05-15
Evaluation attributes more than 740,000 lives saved to the program launched in 2003Continue Reading
Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
2012-05-15
They reduce inflammation in the lungs, improving control of asthma symptomsContinue Reading
A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?
2012-05-14
Long-term study found an association between the twoContinue Reading