Expert advises use of harness
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Tree stand injuries are common throughout the hunting season.
In fact, a study by the International Hunter Education Asso...
More effective than medication
Scientists testing experimental drugs to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease have for years endured a drumbeat of inconclusive and disap...
Number of heart attacks also reduced
New research has found that devoted consumers of chocolate — including some who eat the equivalent of about two standard candy bars a...
Can't remember the last time you exercised?
Maybe you stopped because of an injury, but by the time it healed, you'd lost interest. Maybe once you ran that half-marathon...
Woman files suit against manufacturer
LOS ANGELES — Deane Berg’s doctor called her in the day after Christmas 2006 to give her the crushing news. She’d had her ovaries re...
Bariatric surgery can be beneficial in fight against obesity
Most people may not spend much time thinking about their stomachs, but some people need to be attentive to th...
Nutritionists are continually spouting the benefits of foods like tomatoes, avocados and fish, but overdoing it on these healthy foods actually can be harmful.
“Even nut...
WASHINGTON — The intensive care unit is a last frontier for physical therapy: It’s hard to exercise patients hooked to ventilators.
Some hospitals do manage to help crit...
BUTLER TWP — Female veterans seeking medical treatment and care are a growing demographic at VA Butler Healthcare.
In 2014, the VA treated 1,145 female veterans, a numbe...
Young brains can show signs
Scientists know Alzheimer’s disease gains a foothold in a patient’s brain years before he or she first stashes car keys in the freezer, or get...
