Two seemingly contradictory aspects of American life have contributed to an increase in knee problems: an increasing number of participants in recreational sports and an...
ATLANTA — After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton couldn't sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of Raid with him in bed.
"We we...
Restaurants, processed food culprits
When it comes to seasoning food, there's no shortage of salt options.
But when it comes to health, it doesn't matter if it was mined ...
Blood pressure level is lowered
WASHINGTON — Take a slow deep breath, then exhale just as slowly. Can you take fewer than 10 breaths a minute?
Research suggests breathing...
Bone loss is not their top priority
DALLAS — Dr. Laura Scalfano knows the refrain all too well. As a pediatrician, she hears it the loudest from teenagers and young women...
Survey: 66% are overweight
GRAPEVINE, Texas — No one would mistake David Voekel's body for that of Tiger Woods.
When Voekel, 71, teed off recently at the Grapevine Golf C...
AMD treatment available soon
The federal Food and Drug Administration approved Friday the first drug that improves vision in Americans with the most common cause of visio...
Family fights deadly trait
LOS ANGELES — Mike Slabaugh doesn't have a stomach. Neither do his 10 cousins.
Growing up, they watched helplessly as a rare hereditary stomach...
Experts say more research is needed
ATLANTA — Your parents may still tell you to take your vitamins, but a cancer doctor might hesitate.
A recent study that found calcium...
The American Heart Association has become the first big health group to urge a specific limit on trans fats in the diet — less than 1 percent of total calories — in new ...
