Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
2009-11-19
CDC county-by-county analysis finds some areas with 1 in 10 adults already diabeticContinue Reading
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
2009-11-19
Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive careContinue Reading
Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
2009-11-19
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendationsContinue Reading
Mammography: What to Do Now?
2009-11-18
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelinesContinue Reading
Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S.
2009-11-17
Down by 30 percent, but those with high levels often don’t know it, study findsContinue Reading
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
2009-11-17
Norwegian study found supplementation raised chances of disease by 21%Continue Reading
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
2009-11-17
Combination can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, U.S. officials sayContinue Reading
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
2009-11-17
Small study suggests a link, but others question a connectionContinue Reading
Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve Pain
2009-11-17
Active ingredient is found in chili peppersContinue Reading
Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought
2009-11-16
And that may explain why the disease hasn’t posed more problems, study saysContinue Reading
Teen Girls at Higher Risk for STDs: Report
2009-11-16
Improved access to treatment for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis is ‘imperative,’ expert saysContinue Reading
Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation
2009-11-16
Average amount more than five times higher than annual exposure outside hospital, study showsContinue Reading
Lysteda Approved for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
2009-11-16
Designed to help blood to clotContinue Reading
Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
2009-11-16
Males have triple the odds than women, study finds, and black men are especially proneContinue Reading