Taking a calcium supplement to help prevent bones from thinning puts people at a greater risk for heart attacks, says a report out today in the journal Heart.
Continue reading Calcium Pills Can Double Heart Attack Risk.
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Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach black and Hispanic children to swim.
When it comes to staving off the problems of aging, your diet is your friend--or enemy
Continue reading You Are What You Eat.
People who attend religious services regularly are less likely than others in this country to develop diabetes or high blood pressure, a new study suggests, adding a Canadian dimension to the growing but contentious body of research linking faith and good health.
Continue reading People Who Attend Religious Services Likely to Have Better Health.
Snoring and other types of 'sleep disordered breathing', as it is known, can deprive the body of enough oxygen for hours at a time.
Continue reading New Research says Snoring Can Raise the Risk of Cancer.
A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported.
Continue reading Listeria Causes Bagged Salads to be Recalled.
"Pink slime" was almost "pink paste" or "pink goo."
Continue reading How the Term "Pink Slime" Was Coined.
Diabetes and pre-diabetes have skyrocketed among the nation's young people, jumping from 9% of the adolescent population in 2000 to 23% in 2008, a study reports today.
Continue reading Diabetes Rates Soar Among Young People.
Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, have a higher risk of cancer. The new research marks the first time that sleep apnea has been linked to cancer in humans.
Continue reading New Study Finds that Sleep Apnea Can Raise the Risk of Cancer.
Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.
Continue reading Half of Overweight Teenagers Have Heart Risk.
The antibiotic commonly known as "z-pack" is being linked to increased heart problems in patients.
Continue reading Popular Z-Pack Antibiotic Linked to Heart Issues.
Doctors' attempts to combat rare, aggressive bacteria that have infected a University of West Georgia graduate student have suffered a further setback: 24-year-old Aimee Copeland's remaining foot and both her hands were amputated, according to a blog on the school's website.
Continue reading Georgia Woman Loses Hands, Remaining Foot to Flesh-Eating Disease.
Several states, including Kansas and New Jersey, are debating so-called "wrongful birth" laws that would prevent parents from suing a doctor who fails to warn them about fetal problems.
Continue reading Should Parents Be Allowed to Sue For 'Wrongful Birth'?.
The CDC today released its annual state of the union's health, and there's good news and bad. We're living longer. But we're also gaining more weight.
Continue reading New CDC Report says Americans Are Living Longer but Growing Fatter.
As an ob-gyn and co-host of one of TV's fastest growing talk shows, The Doctors, Dr. Lisa Masterson is committed to improving and saving lives around the world.
Continue reading Dr. Lisa Masterson Shares How to Take Charge of Your Health.
Contrary to popular belief, many healthy foods are no more expensive than junk food, according to a large new government analysis. Pictured: "Price is not a good excuse" for not eating a nutritious diet, says Andrea Carlson, who studies food prices and food consumption with an emphasis on healthy diets.
Continue reading New Study says Healthy Food is Now No More Expensive than Junk Food.
Coffee lovers are a loyal crowd. Most pour out their morning cup of java for the flavor, the aroma, and the accompanying jolt of energy, rather than the health perks.
Continue reading New Study says People Who Drink Coffee May Live Longer.
A young Ugandan boy is fighting for his life after his legs mysteriously swelled up to 'elephant size' and he contracted a potentially deadly flesh-eating infection.
After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" and "How long have I been here?"
Continue reading Georgia Graduate Student Fighting Rare Flesh-Eating Infection.
Bob Sessions has never had a drop of alcohol in his life. Yet at age 86, the teetotaler is eager to see if a natural compound found in red wine can combat disease. Pictured: Bob Sessions, with dog Wesley, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and will be participating in a trial of resveratrol as a treatment.
Continue reading Red Wine May be Good for Those Who Suffer from Alzheimer's.
