Cigarette smoking, over-eating and other unhealthy behaviors can be blamed for nearly half of U.S. cancer deaths each year, according to a new American Cancer Society study.Associated Press file That’s…
Federal health authorities are warning about reports of injury, addiction and death with the herbal supplement that kratom has been promoted as an alternative to opioid painkillers and other prescription…
Mannequins are arranged to train CPR to incoming medical students in Jackson, Miss. A study shows women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more…
A patient has her blood pressure checked by a registered nurse in Plainfield, Vt. New medical guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those…
Today, 1 in 11 Americans has diabetes, and according to the Center for Disease Control, it is the seventh leading cause of death just behind stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. What…
New medical guidelines announced Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition.Toby Talbot/Associated Press file High pressure,…
Wrong decision, according to her health insurer. Wrenne was diagnosed with a ruptured ovarian cyst, but Anthem said that wasn’t an emergency and stuck her with a $4,110 bill. “How…
Two years later, the doctors report the boy is doing so well that he doesn’t need any medication, is back in school and even playing soccer. “We were forced to…
Tablets of ibuprofen in New York. A study released on Tuesday found that over-the-counter pills worked as well as opioids at reducing severe pain for emergency room patients with broken…
Goran Kosanovic for The Washington Post/file<br><br>For fish, salmon takes top honors for inflammation-busting omega-3 fats, but sardines, mackerel, anchovies and trout are other good choices. Aim to eat at least…
He lived with a diagnosis for years, but he may not have it
The ingredients label for soy milk at a grocery store in New York. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it wants to remove a health claim about…
Her sister worried that her judgment was compromised. The 59-year-old was taking more than 20 pills every day, including antidepressants, an opioid, a tranquilizer, and two medicines often used to…
Erika Hurt was found unconscious last fall in her car.Hope (Indiana) Police Department handout photo The young mother was captured in a photograph by police, passed out in the driver’s…
Associate Press file<br><br>At a congressional hearing Wednesday in Washington, Republicans and Democrats shared frustration as they questioned top administration officials about federal spending to fight the deadliest drug crisis in…
No vaccine is perfect, and it can take many years to find out how well a new vaccine works and how long it lasts. The annual flu vaccine is a…
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine to prevent painful shingles in people aged 50 or older. Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said the approval came Friday from the Food…
Cancer patient Alison Cairnes poses for a portrait at the University of California San Diego in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 15. Doctors were just guessing a decade ago when…
Raw almonds are shown on a roasting tray. Almonds are a perfect snack, especially when they replace less nutritious alternatives like chips or pastries. This was highlighted in a recent…
Mary Hyde, senior director of the resource center at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at the group’s museum in Washington, D.C.Carolyn Van Houten/Washington Post The lifter, also called…
Fresh Check Day targets students’ mental wellness
Vice president’s wife will highlight issue during Trump administration
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says women 18 to 26 should be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV).Durango Herald file Yes, says Lauri Markowitz, a Centers for Disease…
Exercise is good, but nothing is 100 percent protective
Penn State University student Amber Morris, right, talks with Stand for State program director Katie Tenney, left, during a team meeting in State College, Pa. Penn State’s Stand for State…
But with opioid abuse claiming lives in Colorado and across the country, oral surgeons and other health care providers are looking to alternatives. Lafayette oral surgeon Curt Hayes recently switched…
Associated Press file photo<br><br>An abortion protester stands outside the Red River Valley Women’s Clinic in Fargo, N.D., the state’s lone abortion facility. According to a new study, in Wyoming, North…
Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health, is releasing a novel online tool to help people get a…
