When people have backaches bad enough to send them to the doctor, prompt physical therapy may be a wise choice, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when those patients had “early” PT — within a couple...

Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims. For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that 218 of the...

TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In the past, school cafeterias might have served as a source for more punchlines than nutrition. But lunch is a more dynamic and, these days, healthy part of...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued warning letters to three companies, including Amazon, for selling unapproved products for removing moles and skin tags. No over-the-counter medications have...

Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, a major pop star and actress of the ’70s and ’80s known for her role in the blockbuster movie “Grease,” died on Monday. She was 73. “Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at...

Is depression really caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain? It’s a widespread belief, but a major new review of data on more than a 100,000 patients finds no connection between serotonin levels and depression. Experts...

Could cannabis end up being a gateway drug for cigarettes? Possibly, said researchers from Columbia University, who found that adults who use pot daily do not perceive smoking a pack a day as being as harmful as...

Women who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should work with a doctor to get it into remission before pregnancy, a new study indicates. Researchers found that women with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, both types of inflammatory...

This discovery is nothing to sniff at. The linings of kids’ noses are better able than those of adults to guard against SARS-CoV-2 infection, Australian researchers report. “Children have a lower COVID-19 infection rate and milder symptoms...

Rural Americans with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease are less likely than city dwellers to see a specialist and undergo tests that can help them and their families manage, new research reveals. While most Alzheimer’s patients are over 65,...