Seniors Bear Brunt of This Flu Season
2015-03-05
CDC says 60 percent of hospitalizations, 79 percent of deaths were among those 65 or olderContinue Reading
Healthy Living in Middle Age Keeps Heart Failure at Bay Decades Later
2015-03-05
Avoid obesity, hypertension, diabetes and you may live up to 13 more years without the illness, study findsContinue Reading
Gout’s Silver Lining: A Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s?
2015-03-05
Study found people with the arthritic ailment had lower odds for dementia, but more research is neededContinue Reading
Common Drug for Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Worse Outcomes
2015-03-04
But study group taking digoxin may have been sicker overall, cardiologist notesContinue Reading
Fit Body at 40 May Keep Brain Bright at 60
2015-03-04
Tests show higher midlife fitness levels tied to greater brain volume, function decades laterContinue Reading
Fit Body at 40 May Keep Brain Bright at 60
2015-03-04
Tests show higher midlife fitness levels tied to greater brain volume, function decades laterContinue Reading
Common Class of Drugs May Be Linked to Pneumonia Risk
2015-03-03
But more research is needed before scientists say anticholinergics cause the infectionContinue Reading
Nuts May Lengthen Your Life, Study Suggests
2015-03-02
It hints, but doesn’t prove, they might reduce risk of death from heart disease, other causesContinue Reading
Study Links Recession to Spike in Suicides Among Middle-Aged
2015-02-27
Big jump in rates seen during 2007-2010, when U.S. economy was laggingContinue Reading
Gene Mutations Tied to Leukemia Rise With Age, Study Finds
2015-02-26
But just having cancer-linked DNA doesn’t mean the disease will develop, study authors stressedContinue Reading
Dangerous C. Difficile Germ Infects 500,000 Americans a Year: CDC
2015-02-25
Overuse of antibiotics tied to rise in serious infectionsContinue Reading
Early Hospital Release May Hurt Broken-Hip Patients
2015-02-25
Survival odds improve with longer stay, study findsContinue Reading
Younger Women Often Ignore Signs of Heart Attack
2015-02-24
Study participants, from 30 to 55 years old, said they were reluctant to trigger false alarmContinue Reading
Younger Women Often Ignore Signs of Heart Attack
2015-02-24
Study participants, from 30 to 55 years old, said they were reluctant to trigger false alarmContinue Reading