Chronic Illness, Loneliness May Go Hand-in-Hand for Some Elderly
2015-02-16
Don’t blame yourself for illness and try to find new ways to socialize, experts suggestContinue Reading
U.S. Smoking Deaths May Be Underestimated, Study Suggests
2015-02-11
Each year, 60,000 more smokers die from causes that have association with smoking, researchers say
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Ebola Drug Shows Promise in Monkey Trial
2015-02-10
Experimental medicine targets a key gene in the virus; 75 percent of infected study animals survivedContinue Reading
New Name, New Criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
2015-02-10
U.S.-appointed panel says illness is ‘legitimate,’ should be called Systemic Exertion Intolerance DiseaseContinue Reading
Panel Asks: What Defines Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
2015-02-09
Disorder that causes overwhelming exhaustion will receive a long-awaited clinical definitionContinue Reading
Lyme Disease More Serious, Costly Than Believed: Study
2015-02-06
Prolonged illness in infected Americans costs up to $1.3 billion a year in treatments, researchers findContinue Reading
Americans Confused About Cancer Risks
2015-02-04
Survey finds many worry about unproven factors like food additives, and less about exercise and obesityContinue Reading
Healthy Diet May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Lung Disease
2015-02-03
Consuming less red meat, soda and alcohol tied to lower COPD threat in studyContinue Reading
Arizona Officials Say Nearly 1,000 People May Have Been Exposed to Measles
2015-01-29
Latest infection tally on outbreak that originated in California now stands at 95Continue Reading
U.S. Measles Outbreak Now Numbers 87 Cases
2015-01-28
Officials say most patients hadn’t been vaccinated against the diseaseContinue Reading