- Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Arrival
- Only 1 in 5 Large Companies’ Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds for Employees
- Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers During, After Hurricane Milton
- More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens
- Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease
- Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
- Here’s Where Viruses Love to Lurk in Your Bathroom
- Heat Stress in Pregnancy Might Affect a Babies’ Development Later
- Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
- Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature
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She Never Smoked — And Got Lung Cancer in Her 40s
Nikki Moreno had spent nearly a year struggling for breath, and nothing seemed to help. Not the inhalers, not the antibiotics and other drugs. Nothing seemed to help her breathe, and nothing got rid of her constant...
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Shedding Pounds May Shrink Breast Cancer Risk
Losing weight might be a powerful weapon against breast cancer, a new study suggests. “Our results suggest that even a modest amount of sustained weight loss is associated with lower breast cancer risk for women over 50,”...
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Out-of-Pocket Costs for Medicare Recipients Will Rise in New Year
Seniors on Medicare are going to take a hit to the pocketbook in 2020, with premiums and deductibles set to increase on coverage for medical services and prescription drugs. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B...
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2019
Epilepsy Foundation Goes After Twitter Users Sending GIFs That Trigger Seizures Deadline to Sign Up for Obamacare Extended Possible Measles Exposures at LA International Airport Congress Could Raise Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Health Tip: Before You Run a Marathon
Before you accept the challenge of running a marathon, it’s important to make sure you and your body are prepared, says Rush University Medical Center. The school provides eight marathon training tips for the prospective runner: Get...
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Health Tip: Managing Hearing Loss in Children
Treating hearing loss early can ward off problems with a child’s speech and language development, says the University of Rochester Medical Center. A health care team, including an audiologist, otolaryngologist and speech pathologist, can help your child....
- Posted December 17, 2019
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Vaping Could Up Risks for Asthma, COPD and Other Lung Diseases
As if the news on vaping wasn’t bad enough, a new study suggests that e-cigarette users are also at significantly higher risk of chronic lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and COPD. Those risks rose even...
- Posted December 16, 2019
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Most Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors Die From Other Causes
Many U.S. women with breast cancer ultimately die of other causes, a new study finds, highlighting the need for survivors and their doctors to pay attention to overall health. In recent decades, advances in breast cancer treatment...
- Posted December 16, 2019
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FDA Gives Expanded Approval to Prescription Fish Oil for Heart Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave expanded approval to a prescription form of fish oil called Vascepa, to help prevent heart trouble in people at high risk who are already taking statins. Vascepa (icosapent...
- Posted December 16, 2019