Ebola, Obamacare Top U.S. Health News for 2014
2014-12-30
VA hospitals scandal, enterovirus illnesses in kids, surge in e-cigarette use also made headlines this yearContinue Reading
When Heart Docs Are Away, Their High-Risk Patients May Fare Better
2014-12-23
Intensive procedures ordered less often, survival rates higher during cardiology conferences, study foundContinue Reading
Can You Balance on One Leg? You May Have Lower Stroke Risk
2014-12-18
Inability to stand on one foot for 20-plus seconds could suggest brain vessel damage, study contendsContinue Reading
Many Flu Infections Aren’t Good Match for Vaccine: CDC
2014-12-18
But health officials still urge people to get inoculated because the shot should offer some protectionContinue Reading
Global Life Expectancy Continues to Climb
2014-12-17
Women have slightly greater gains than men, study findsContinue Reading
Seniors Still Given Potentially Dangerous Sedatives: Study
2014-12-17
Drugs such as Xanax, Valium tied to confusion and falls, experts sayContinue Reading
Seniors Still Given Potentially Dangerous Sedatives: Study
2014-12-17
Drugs such as Xanax, Valium tied to confusion and falls, experts sayContinue Reading
Feel Younger Than Your Age? It May Help You Live Longer
2014-12-15
Researchers found death rate among young at heart was lower during study periodContinue Reading
Feel Younger Than Your Age? It May Help You Live Longer
2014-12-15
Researchers found death rate among young at heart was lower during study periodContinue Reading
Low-Fat Diet May Boost Survival for Some Breast Cancer Patients
2014-12-12
Women without estrogen-dependent disease benefited most in studyContinue Reading
Cigarettes Cause One-Third of U.S. Cancer Deaths: Report
2014-12-09
Figure doesn’t include secondhand smoke, cigars, pipes or smokeless tobaccoContinue Reading
Most Americans Agree With Right-to-Die Movement
2014-12-05
74 percent now believe terminally ill should have choice to end their lives, HealthDay/Harris Poll findsContinue Reading
Obesity-Related Ills May Shave Up to 8 Years Off Your Life: Study
2014-12-04
Excess weight also shortens the time you live free of chronic diseases that lower quality of life, researchers sayContinue Reading
Mom’s Obesity May Affect Newborn Survival
2014-12-03
Infant deaths are more likely among very heavy women, but still rare, study finds
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