CDC Salt Guidelines Too Low for Good Health, Study Suggests
2014-04-02
But agency stands by its recommendations for preventing stroke, heart diseaseContinue Reading
More Than 1 Million Americans Caring for Injured Veterans: Report
2014-04-01
Few public or private programs offer direct support to these caregivers, researchers sayContinue Reading
Fruits and Veggies May Reduce Death Risk, Study Suggests
2014-04-01
Large 12-year review found the more daily portions you eat, the better off you areContinue Reading
Parental Messages That Stress No Alcohol Do Get Through, Survey Finds
2014-04-01
92 percent of teens who said parents opposed underage drinking weren’t drinkers, MADD saysContinue Reading
Preventive Steroids May Not Improve Heart Bypass Surgery Results
2014-03-31
Common practice might instead cause harm, study findsContinue Reading
Common Gout Drug Tied to Lower Risk of Early Death in Study
2014-03-28
Researchers followed British patients taking allopurinolContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Risk for Heart Attack, Death: Study
2014-03-28
People who are obese and at risk for heart disease should consider surgery, researchers sayContinue Reading
Underweight Even Deadlier Than Overweight, Study Says
2014-03-28
Death risk nearly doubled for excessively thin peopleContinue Reading
Smoking Bans Linked to Drop in Premature Births, Kids’ Asthma Attacks
2014-03-28
Smoke-free policies offer health benefits for people of all ages, study authors sayContinue Reading
Hospital-Related Infections Hit Nearly 650,000 Patients in 2011: CDC
2014-03-26
Specific source of dangerous germs still unclear in about half of casesContinue Reading