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Your chances of dying by 2023? New test offers up clues

October 24, 2015

Your chances of dying by 2023? New test offers up clues

Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking, and having trouble pushing a chair across the room. That's according to a "mortality index" developed by San Francisco researchers for people older than 50

Heart attack risk may start in early childhood

October 24, 2015

Heart attack risk may start in early childhood

Do you know how old your kids' arteries are? It's a potentially important question as scientists increasingly uncover links between healthy habits in childhood and risk for heart disease later in life

Living alone with Alzheimer's tough choice for all

October 24, 2015

Living alone with Alzheimer's tough choice for all

Some 800,000 people with Alzheimer's, roughly 1 in 7 Americans with the disease, live alone in their communities, according to surprising new data from the Alzheimer's Association. It's a different picture of the mind-destroying disease than the constant caregiving that eventually these people will need

New oral drug may prevent death from radiation poisoning

October 24, 2015

New oral drug may prevent death from radiation poisoning

Researchers say they have developed a new drug that could potentially save the human body in the case of a lethal radiation accident— a discovery that could transform radiation therapy for cancer patients.

Exercise making its way to doctors’ prescription pads

October 24, 2015

Exercise making its way to doctors’ prescription pads

So, your doctor told you to exercise, giving you an “exercise prescription.” There is a reason he or she advised you to not be sedentary and begin a fitness regimen. Exercise has been proven to prevent injury and ward off disease

UN says CO2 pollution levels at annual record high

October 24, 2015

UN says CO2 pollution levels at annual record high

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 as increasing levels of man-made pollution transform the planet, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday.

Fewer patients with brain injury progressing to ‘brain death’

October 24, 2015

Fewer patients with brain injury progressing to ‘brain death’

Fewer patients suffering from brain injuries are being declared “brain dead." While the findings represent good news for many, the researchers noted that they also hold some negative implications for other areas of health care.

Right-to-die advocate Tony Nicklinson dies

October 24, 2015

Right-to-die advocate Tony Nicklinson dies

Tony Nicklinson found living with locked-in syndrome so difficult that he petitioned Britain's High Court to overturn his country's ban on euthanasia. On Wednesday, his lawyers announced he died at home

Anti-anxiety drug causes fish to live longer, study says

October 24, 2015

Anti-anxiety drug causes fish to live longer, study says

On the one hand, fish exposed to the tranquilizer oxazepam when it seeps into their waters kind of become jerks, reports a study in Nature.

A life-saving diet: Foods Hillary Clinton should avoid while on blood thinners

October 24, 2015

A life-saving diet: Foods Hillary Clinton should avoid while on blood thinners

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being treated with anti-coagulant medication due to a blood clot in her head. When taking this medication it is extremely important to be aware that some foods can antagonize the action of anti-coagulants and cause serious effects