Support group meets 1st Tuesday of every month
For Cheryl Schaefer, a 52-year-old Center Township resident, it was a simple situation of mind over matter.
After being dia...
LOS ANGELES — Mammograms don't help women over 50 as much as has been believed, new research suggests.
Only a third of the reduced risk of death credited to breast cance...
New evidence shows childhood connection
LOS ANGELES — New evidence indicates that children who are exposed to a virus called adenovirus-36 are more likely to be obese tha...
New health insurance policies beginning on or after today must cover — without charge — preventive care that's backed up by the best scientific evidence. Most people wil...
LOS ANGELES — If the presence of all those alcohol-based hand sanitizers makes you feel safe from disease, read no further.
The sanitizers — Purell, Germ-X and the like ...
ATLANTA — An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States.
Most Americans still don't eat vegetables often enough, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a littl...
PITTSBURGH — Think of them as the $10 million questions: Why do so many older people have so much trouble sleeping, and is there any help for them that doesn't involve d...
WASHINGTON — It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perha...
WASHINGTON — More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend tha...
It is possible to cut calories and lose weight without constantly feeling hungry and irritable, dietitians say. Here's how:
• Eat "good" carbohydrates. Healthy carbohyd...
