Fewer Seniors Fall While Taking Vitamin D: Study
2015-08-20
Homebound elderly might benefit from supplementation, research suggestsContinue Reading
More Police Killed in States With High Gun Ownership: Study
2015-08-13
Risk of dying on duty is three times higher in states with more households with firearmsContinue Reading
U.S. Bike Deaths Fall for Kids, But Rise for Adults
2015-08-13
More men are switching to bicycles to commute, run errands, which may explain these trendsContinue Reading
Blood Chemical Test May Predict Risk of Heart Disease Death
2015-08-12
But high-sensitivity troponin screening isn’t yet approved in U.S.Continue Reading
At Dutch Euthanasia Clinic, Requests From People ‘Tired of Living’
2015-08-10
Experts worry about ‘slippery slope,’ where aid in dying is more widely grantedContinue Reading
U.S. Infant Deaths At Lowest Rate Ever: CDC
2015-08-06
But American babies still die at rates that are higher than other affluent countriesContinue Reading
Spicing Up Your Meals Might Extend Your Life
2015-08-04
Regularly eating chili peppers, other hot foods linked to lower risk of death during study periodContinue Reading
Does Fatherhood When Young Boost Odds of Dying in Middle Age?
2015-08-04
Men who became dads in their early 20s were more likely to die in their late 40s and early 50s, Finnish study findsContinue Reading
Social Life May Be Key to Suicide Prevention for Women
2015-07-29
Friendships, activities have protective effect in middle-age, study findsContinue Reading
Deaths, Hospital Stays and Costs All Down Among U.S. Seniors
2015-07-28
Study finds steady improvement among Medicare enrollees from 1999 through 2013Continue Reading
Psychiatric Woes Often Drive Euthanasia Requests in Belgium
2015-07-28
Depression, personality disorders are some reasons people ask to die: studyContinue Reading
Stillbirths Now Outnumber Infant Deaths in U.S.
2015-07-23
Experts point to dropping infant death rates, racial disparities in care and fertility treatments as factorsContinue Reading
Chemo May Worsen Quality of Life for End-Stage Cancer Patients
2015-07-23
Study suggests those still able to work and perform daily tasks may benefit from forgoing such treatmentContinue Reading
Boa Constrictors Kill by Constricting Blood Flow: Study
2015-07-22
Rat research counters long held belief that the snakes suffocated their preyContinue Reading