[NBC News] U.S. medical care is getting ever pricier, but it’s not because so many old people are running up charges, experts reported Tuesday. Most of...
[WebMD} Nov. 14, 2013 — The question of the day is: Should I be on a statin? New guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Next time you go for a checkup, don’t be surprised if your doctor gets on your case about...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer For decades, if you asked your doctor what your odds were of suffering a heart attack, the answer would turn...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The deaths of two girls in Illinois and Virginia from severe food allergies have helped spur efforts to...
[Southeast Missourian] Diabetes: If you don’t live with it yourself, then it’s likely you have a family member or friend who does. This November during National...
TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer A potential GlaxoSmithKline heart disease treatment acquired in a key company takeover fell short in a big, late-stage study. The British...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A month after undergoing a mammogram on “Good Morning America,” ABC’s Amy Robach said Monday she has...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s final: Health insurance companies must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The...
by RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president tested for HIV in public on Friday to encourage millions of untested people to check...
by JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some schools are letting kids with live lice in their hair back in the classroom, a less...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A big new study says older men who use testosterone supplements may face increased risks for heart attacks,...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – “My office says my name, Rachel, on the door. I am the only one who sits in...
(Reuters Health) – Driven by an aging population and increased access to health insurance, the U.S. will need more doctors by 2025, says a new study....
(Reuters Health) – Girls are developing breasts at younger and younger ages, a new study confirms. And upward trends in childhood obesity seem to be playing...
[UPI] HYATTSVILLE, Md., Oct. 30 (UPI) — In 2011-12, an estimated 13 percent of U.S. adults ages 20 and older had high total cholesterol, unchanged from 2009-10,...
[NBC News Health] About 500 American children and teenagers die in hospitals every year after sustaining gunshot wounds — a rate that climbed by nearly 60...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says the “Part B” premium most seniors pay for outpatient care will stay the same in 2014, at $104.90 a month. That’s good news for beneficiaries,...
Special to the NNPA from The Sacramento Observer SACRAMENTO – When her daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer, Margaret Finch’s nursing skills kicked into overdrive and...
by Zachary Lester and Maria Adebola Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper When Linda Williams first learned that she had breast cancer, she felt...
[Los Angeles Times] People with elevated blood sugar levels – even those not high enough for diabetes or pre-diabetes – are more likely to have memory problems than...
by Michael McGee Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner Singer Ruben Studdard joins cast of The Biggest Loser. NBC In the decade since Ruben Studdard...
[Xinhua English News] WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said Monday that it’s to launch a large-scale clinical trial to investigate...
[The Indian Express] People who sleep less and those who experience low quality sleep have higher levels of a toxic protein in their brain which forms...
[BloombergBusinessweek] CHICAGO (AP) — An online breast milk exchange linked to bacteria contamination in a new study says it is changing its policies. Researchers found high...
