November 25, 2016 Some elderly diabetes patients face high drug costs - Despite a variety of recent efforts to reduce pharmacy bills for U.S. seniors, many elderly patients with diabetes still face substantial out-of-pocket drug costs and may end up skipping their medications as a result, a recent study suggests.
November 25, 2016 Shingles vaccination not at goal levels for US seniors Just one in five people over age 60 in the U.S. have been vaccinated against a painful eruption of herpes zoster, also known as shingles, despite recommendations that all of them should get the shot.
November 22, 2016 Palliative care linked to better, if not longer, life - Palliative care may offer a better quality of life to chronically sick or terminally ill patients even if it doesn't help them live longer, a research review suggests.
November 22, 2016 Selfie deaths are slowly rising around the world More people are dying for the perfect selfie.
November 22, 2016 Women have always lived longer, study finds Men still aren't living as long as women — and that holds true for humans' primate cousins as well, a new study shows
November 22, 2016 Study suggests cheese may help you live longer A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine reported that eating cheese — specifically the aged kind containing the compound spermidine, as found in blue cheese — was linked to a longer life in mammals when tested on mice.
November 21, 2016 Veggie Fest popular with meat eaters and vegetarians alike Move over Ribfest, Pigfest, Meatopia and all other outdoor galas that celebrate carnivorism. Veggie Fests are sprouting like weeds all over the country.
November 21, 2016 Doctors increasingly using e-tech with patients There's a stereotype that says doctors shun technology that might threaten patients' privacy and their own pocketbooks. But a new breed of physicians is texting health messages to patients, tracking disease trends on Twitter, identifying medical problems on Facebook pages and communicating with patients through email
November 18, 2016 CDC: 3 of 5 leading causes of death in US fell from 2010 to 2014 Premature, or preventable, deaths from three of the five leading causes in the United States declined from 2010 to 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced with new data estimates Friday.
November 11, 2016 Blood pressure spike around doctors might point to heart problem Some older people who get what's known as white coat hypertension - a spike in blood pressure at the doctors' office - may have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a study suggests.
