But risk of stroke higher
NEW ORLEANS — Cardiologists are reporting a major advance: A long-awaited study suggests that many people with a bad aortic valve, the heart’s m...
More exercise increases safety
CHICAGO — Sex and exercise can trigger heart attacks in older people who don’t get much of either, a new analysis finds. The risk is low, b...
New device could help obese lose weight
LONDON — Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked....
LOS ANGELES — Hot flashes and night sweats at menopause are uncomfortable and annoying to many women. But they are also associated with a reduced risk of future heart at...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Driggars keeps an image of his 14-year-old son Michael's brain on his cell phone.
It is a reminder of his family's decade-long struggle with th...
They want teenagers banned from salons
CHICAGO — The American Academy of Pediatrics wants teenagers banned from tanning salons to reduce their risk of skin cancer.
More t...
ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have raised their estimate of how many Americans have diabetes to nearly 26 million.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relea...
8th annual event is free, open to public
CENTER TWP — Nothing better on a cold winter day than to take in the warmth of the Clearview Mall and the eighth annual Butler Co...
Good, bad not always black and white
In the gym — as in life — there are dos and don'ts.
Some are pretty obvious. Don't go to the gym with your wife, then ogle the hottie...
They give you joy. They give you loyalty. They give you sloppy kisses.
But before you allow Fido or Fluffy to climb into bed with you at night, as an increasing number o...
