About 30% of adults are affected
High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects about 30 percent of U.S. adults and is expected to increase even further in the next decade...
Do you need a little help in getting yourself up off the couch to exercise? We all know that exercise can help reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease,...
Technology makes big strides
CHICAGO — When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a ...
SEATTLE — The eyes may be the window to the soul, but researchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bom...
Ruling may have big implications
WASHINGTON — It’s a chemical that’s been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the kni...
Butler Memorial Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines — Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
The recognition ...
Kidney stones, women studied
Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don’t have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even...
Butler Health System will present free educational sessions to provide heart failure patients, their families and caregivers with educational tools to manage their condi...
LOS ANGELES — Long after learning that a troubling reading on a screening mammogram was just a false alarm, women continued suffering negative psychological effects, res...
WASHINGTON — In a finding certain to put new pressure on the purveyors of sugary foods and drinks, a worldwide analysis shows that regardless of its effect on obesity, t...
