Is anxiety during and after pregnancy normal? With a 1-and-half-year-old son at home and another baby on the way, Amy Ruggiero, 42, recalled the time of her second pregnancy as “torture.”
Weak thigh muscles tied to knee osteoarthritis in women Women with weaker thigh muscles may be more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis, a recent study suggests.
Couples are freezing their private parts for better sex Although couples may see their sex activity spike in the winter due to more time spent indoors, dipping temperatures may also impact arousal itself, a spa in the United Kingdom claims.
Wide variation in willingness of ER doctors to prescribe painkillers A national comparison of emergency room physicians has uncovered a broad range of prescribing patterns for painkillers, and high-volume prescribers may be encouraging long-term use of the drugs among their elderly patients.
Survival rates for extremely preterm babies improving in US The first decade of the 2000s saw a small but significant increase in the survival of extremely premature infants without early neurodevelopmental problems, according to a study of nearly 4,500 babies born at 11 U.S. medical centers.
Older women reduce their endometrial cancer risk with weight loss Postmenopausal women who intentionally lost weight over the course of three years had a much lower risk of endometrial cancer up to 11 years later compared to women whose weight didn't change, a U.S. study finds.
6 essential facts you need to know about going off the pill It's a big step toward planning your future.
Who really should get screened for lung cancer? Back in 2013, the U.S. Preventive Task Forces recommended annual lung cancer screening in adults ages 55 to 80 who had a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke, or have quit within the past 15 years.
'Speed' and other recreational stimulants tied to heart damage Middle-aged adults who use recreational amphetamines like "speed," "ecstasy" or "ice" may develop a prematurely aging heart and experience health problems normally associated with older people, a recent study suggests.
Wife who is allergic to husband faints in new home he built for her The husband of a Minnesota woman who is allergic to everything, including her spouse, spent a year renovating their home to create a safe space for her, but the smell of the new bathroom’s pipes and stress of the move have left her too sick to even stand.
