- Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia
- Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States
- Check Your Pantry, Lay’s Classic Potato Chips Recalled Due to Milk Allergy Risk
- Norovirus Sickens Hundreds on Three Cruise Ships: CDC
- Not Just Blabber: What Baby’s First Vocalizations and Coos Can Tell Us
- What’s the Link Between Memory Problems and Sexism?
- Supreme Court to Decide on South Carolina’s Bid to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood
- Antibiotics Do Not Increase Risks for Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Older Adults, New Data Says
- A New Way to Treat Sjögren’s Disease? Researchers Are Hopeful
- Some Abortion Pill Users Surprised By Pain, Study Says
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Health Highlights: April 3, 2019
New Plan Limits Out-of-Pocket Costs for Insulin Paralyzing Illness Could Become More Common in the U.S. Low-Carb Diets Included in U.S. Dietary Guidelines Update Review U.S. Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total FDA to Hold Hearing on CBD in Consumer Products
- Posted April 3, 2019
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Health Tip: Celebrate Graduation Responsibly
College and high school graduations are around the corner. While graduations are a time to celebrate, safety principles should not be forgotten. The legal drinking age across the United States is 21. Adults should not host parties...
- Posted April 3, 2019
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Health Tip: Taming Allergies
To prevent allergic reactions — from latex to pollen — having an allergy management plan is essential, says the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The AAFA asks people to: Avoid contact with allergens. Take medicines as...
- Posted April 3, 2019
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Three Exercises for Stronger, Sleeker Thighs
Wall sits, leg curls and leg lifts are three effective thigh exercises that don’t require any strength-training equipment — just your own body weight, so you can do them virtually anywhere, even at the office. Here’s how...
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Douching: More Harmful Than Helpful
Douching is the age-old practice of using a solution to attempt to clean the vagina, but there’s only downsides to it. Beyond having no proven benefits, douching can cause many health problems, including bacterial and yeast infections....
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Under-the-Tongue Allergy Pills Replacing Shots for Many
Under-the-tongue allergy pills have quickly caught on as a way to treat hay fever and dust mite allergies, a new study finds. Allergy shots have been available for more than 100 years, while sublingual, or under-the-tongue, allergy...
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Surgery May Boost Outcomes in Common Form of Advanced Breast Cancer
A new study may help resolve a longstanding debate around the impact of surgery for a common form of advanced breast cancer. The study found that mastectomy may indeed boost the chances of survival for women with...
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Health Highlights: April 2, 2019
U.S. Measles Cases Top Last Year's Total Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care: Survey Mick Jagger to Have Heart Valve Surgery
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Teens’ E-Cig Surge Hasn’t Hurt Move Away From Smoking: Study
As electronic cigarettes took off, some worried they would lead teens back to traditional cigarettes. But new research suggests that’s not the case. Vaping has done little to slow or reverse a two-decade decline in the popularity...
- Posted April 2, 2019
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Health Tip: Daily Aspirin Therapy
Aspirin can prevent heart attacks and strokes by lowering the clotting action of the blood’s platelets. However, preventing blood from clotting can also cause stomach or brain bleeding, kidney failure and other kinds of strokes, the U.S....
- Posted April 2, 2019