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Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter

NEW YORK – The flu vaccine did a poor job protecting older Americans against the illness last winter, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around. U.S. h...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day

CHICAGO – Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persisten...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

CHICAGO – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids

NEW YORK – The global obesity problem now affects 1 in 10 people in the world, it is rising in countries rich and poor, and in many countries it is increasing faster in children than adults,...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators want a narcotic painkiller involved in the opioid epidemic off the market amid data showing people continue to abuse it. The Food and Drug Administ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Feeling out of shape and fat? Here’s how to fix that: Start walking.

Diana Nyad – the endurance athlete who, at age 64, swam from Cuba to Florida – has another big dream. It doesn’t involve water, poisonous jellyfish or an exhausting 111-mile journey that too...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survival

CHICAGO – If you’re being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved s...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Julia Hawkins started running at 100. Now she’s going for the gold

It was a hot and muggy afternoon when Julia Hawkins headed out for a practice sprint on the street in front her house. She steeled her gaze on the 50-meter mark on the far end of ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers

CHICAGO – Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors. There’s even a “uni-drug” that may fight many forms...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Poor posture at work? It’s time to straighten up

Forward head, slumping shoulders, tilted pelvis. Sound like the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 15th-century Paris? Maybe, or just your average Joe and Jane glued to their cellphones a...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

More Americans with Alzheimer’s are dying at home, report says

NEW YORK – One in 4 Alzheimer’s deaths in the United States are now occurring at home – a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes, according to a report r...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Popular new workouts target the body, mind and soul

NEW YORK – It would be easy to brush off fitness guru Taryn Toomey’s The Class as another hippie trend, but you’d miss the magic. (She sprinkled crushed crystals underneath the studio floors...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health