Falls a Growing and Deadly Threat for Older Americans
2016-09-22
They cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report showsContinue Reading
Parents’ Use of Outdated Advice May Slow Concussion Recovery
2016-09-16
Once-recommended practices such as waking a sleeping child for periodic checks can delay healing, expert saysContinue Reading
Childhood Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: CDC
2016-09-16
Brain cancer supplants leukemia as the leading killerContinue Reading
31 Million Older Americans Aren’t Getting Enough Exercise
2016-09-15
Inactivity boosts their risk for falls, broken bones, serious disease and early death, CDC warnsContinue Reading
Does Losing a Father in War Shorten a Child’s Life?
2016-09-12
Study examines effects of early life adversities on children of World War I veteransContinue Reading
Cancer Caregivers Face Difficult Demands
2016-09-09
Survey results suggest more support is warrantedContinue Reading
COPD Deaths Down for Most Americans: CDC
2016-09-08
But rates up for black women and middle-aged peopleContinue Reading
COPD Deaths Down for Most Americans: CDC
2016-09-08
But rates up for black women and middle-aged peopleContinue Reading
1 in 6 Younger Americans Wants to Die Before 80
2016-08-31
Negative views of old age are powerful influence on how long people want to live, survey findsContinue Reading
FDA: Opioids Plus Sedatives Pose Fatal OD Risk
2016-08-31
These drugs will now carry ‘boxed warning’ detailing the threatContinue Reading