31M Americans at greater risk of chronic disease due to physical inactivity About one in four Americans ages 50 and older don’t regularly exercise, leaving them at a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, a study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests.
Clinton's diagnosis: Is 'non-contagious bacterial pneumonia' real? On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton’s physician issued a statement summarizing the Democratic presidential nominee’s recent pneumonia diagnosis.
Woman told to terminate pregnancy after heart attack conceives healthy child After giving birth on Sept. 18, 2011, Jara Herron was basking in the joy of motherhood, but 10 days afterward, as she went to pick up her newborn for nursing, a heavy weight overcame her chest, her left arm went numb, she vomited and, after screaming for help, everything went black.
Pediatric cancer survivor to swim open water relay fundraiser At 1-year-old Daniel Jackson’s annual checkup, doctors discovered he had acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
5M Americans at higher risk of death from improper use of blood pressure meds Seven out of every 10 Americans ages 65 and older have high blood pressure, but nearly half aren’t taking their blood pressure medications correctly— and that’s leaving them at a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Tuesday.
Two-thirds of premature births have no known cause, study suggests Two-thirds of preterm births have no known biological cause— an increase from the previously estimated one-half of these mysterious births, according to a multi-country study released Tuesday.
Approved tapeworm drug may offer babies protection from Zika U.S. researchers have identified two groups of existing drug compounds that may protect against the devastating fetal effects of the Zika virus.
New ‘zombie’ drug may be emerging in Florida as flakka use declines When details of an attack allegedly involving a Florida State University student who police say stabbed an innocent couple to death and then tried to eat the face of one of the victims were released earlier this month, many media outlets quickly pointed to flakka, a synthetic cathinone similar to bath salts that can cause violent, aggressive behavior.
Country Fresh recalls precut packaged veggies due to listeria risk Country Fresh is recalling 30,000 cases of various packaged veggies because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can lead to serious and fatal infection for young, elderly or immunosuppressed people.
Miami students return to school amid Zika outbreak As officials scramble to contain an outbreak of the Zika virus in two Miami neighborhoods, the more than 7,600 students who attend nine schools in those outbreak zones returned to school Monday to begin their first day of classes.
