Set reachable goals when starting an exercise routine
Having limited time to work out is the number one reason busy professionals say they don't exercise.
According to S...
Do regular checkups
Peach fuzz, chin curtains, muttonchops and other types of facial hair will be growing on the faces of more than 157,000 men nationwide starting Tuesda...
WASHINGTON — A wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein, according to a new study that calls for the...
BALTIMORE — Calcium supplements that many women take to boost bone health increase their risk for heart disease, a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and...
Overdiagnosis, overtreatment questions arise
A new study questions the value of mammograms for breast cancer screening. It concludes that a woman is more likely to be dia...
CHICAGO — Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance tre...
BALTIMORE — Angela Manning lost her left leg to diabetic vascular disease but it didn’t stop her from wearing chunky, colorful, attention-grabbing high heels.
“I just or...
Abuse can take heavy toll on victim
CHICAGO — There are no bomb blasts or collisions with burly linemen in Susan Contreras' past. Her headaches, memory loss and bouts of ...
It kills more in 22 states
Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in California and 21 other states, according to a new report from the Centers ...
Issues can go undetected
Kids from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, are not as likely as others to get vision screenings that can identify condi...
