For many students, the morning alarm comes much sooner than they anticipate, with studies showing teenagers are not getting sufficient sleep to function properly both in...
New research calls into question what’s in those IV bags that nearly every hospitalized patient gets. Using a different intravenous fluid instead of the usual saline gre...
Doubts raised about findings
TRENTON, N.J. — Preliminary research suggesting that some diabetes patients may be injecting medicine that has partially disintegrated is cau...
An epidemic of despair is disproportionately claiming the lives of rural white Americans in the prime of adulthood. And for a second year in a row, their deaths by drugs...
Do high protein diets work? Are they good for us? Current research suggests that a diet higher in protein may be an effective way to lose weight, according to an article...
When I went to the imaging center for my regular mammogram last year, the woman behind the desk asked me if I’d like to get a “3-D” mammogram instead of the standard tes...
Drinking a couple glasses of wine a day helps keep your brain spick and span.
So say University of Rochester researchers who exposed mice to the equivalent of two glasse...
Sleep cycle troubles may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease
A fitful night’s sleep and a habit of daytime catnapping may be an early-warning sign of Alzheimer’s dementi...
If you turned over a new leaf this year and are vowing to stick with your exercise plan, you likely already have most of the gear you need, from a kickin’ pair of athlet...
Cold sores — also called fever blisters — are a common viral infection. They are tiny, fluid-filled blisters on and around your lips. These blisters are often grouped to...
