U.S. Task Force Backs Statins for Those 40 to 75 at Heightened Heart Risk
2015-12-21
Primary focus is on people with 10 percent or greater threat of heart attack or stroke within 10 yearsContinue Reading
Florida ‘Pill Mill’ Crackdown May Have Curbed Painkiller ODs
2015-12-21
Tougher prescription laws might have also reduced heroin deaths, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Florida ‘Pill Mill’ Crackdown May Have Curbed Painkiller ODs
2015-12-21
Tougher prescription laws might have also reduced heroin deaths, researchers suggestContinue Reading
End-of-Life Talk Often Comes Too Late for Blood Cancer Patients
2015-12-21
Study found most lymphoma, leukemia specialists don’t discuss hospice care until death is imminentContinue Reading
Americans Growing More Concerned About Head Injuries in Football
2015-12-21
Limiting aggressive tackles one option favored by many, HealthDay/Harris Poll findsContinue Reading
Holiday Luggage Can Be Hazardous to Your Back
2015-12-18
Pack lightly and take extra care when lifting, orthopedist group saysContinue Reading
Study Maps Areas of Brain Linked to PTSD
2015-12-18
Findings could help improve treatments, researchers sayContinue Reading
Parents Keep Too Tight a Leash on Teens’ Health Care: Survey
2015-12-17
Kids aren’t learning to manage their own medical visits, expert saysContinue Reading
Deadline Extended for Obamacare Sign-Ups
2015-12-16
Citing heavy demand, officials have added two days to register for coverage that begins Jan. 1Continue Reading
Girls Given Risky Meds Don’t Get Contraceptive Advice
2015-12-16
Study examines young women taking drugs that cause birth defects and finds most aren’t cautionedContinue Reading
Industry Paying for Growing Percentage of Medical Trials
2015-12-15
Analysis finds studies paid for by private sector increasing, while U.S.-sponsored trials declineContinue Reading
Scans Show Many Injured U.S. Vets May Have Brain ‘Scarring’
2015-12-15
Injuries largely caused by bombs in war zones, researchers sayContinue Reading
America’s Rural Elderly Face Barriers to Health Care
2015-12-14
Study finds chronic disease less common among city seniorsContinue Reading
Primary Care Docs the Leading Prescribers of Narcotic Painkillers: Study
2015-12-14
More must be done to educate, monitor prescribing practices to curb drug abuse, researchers sayContinue Reading