Year: 2015

Women bothered by memory lapses may be at higher risk of developing dementia or other forms of thinking difficulties over...

Medication errors are made in nearly 50% of surgical procedures.

How--and how long--should you store food once you've opened and/or cooked it?

A recent study concluded that factors other than diet and physical activity may be contributing to the increase in BMI...

It may be the foods we see many times a day on the kitchen counter and eat without even thinking...

New research suggests that a shoulder dislocation may heal just as well with non-operative treatment as it does with a...

Are whole grains really better? There's more to the story than meets the eye. Unfortunately, all of the studies so...

Processed meats like bacon, ham, and spam are among the worst possible things a person can consume, at least from...

Gray hair is one of those things that tends to be different for each person. What helps for one, may...

Women who exercise regularly before they conceive may have a lower risk of experiencing pelvic girdle pain over the course...

If you love the feeling of a great massage, then indulge for your health's sake. Swedish massage has recently been...

New research "suggests" that you may be in the clear to have some wine with dinner; in fact, it may...

All drugs used to relieve pain have potentially dangerous side effects, and all have limited effectiveness; but now there's a...

The headlines have not been kind to dietary supplements over the last several weeks.

Late night bedtimes rather than fewer hours of sleep per night may be a major factor in unhealthy weight gain...

A released study of 1,093 patients treated for head and neck cancer showed that their state of mind had no...

Eating foods such as carrots that are rich in carotenoids may offer some protection from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a...

People who are overweight or obese at age 50 have a sharply increased risk of developing early Alzheimer's.

A recent study out of Duke University has found that blood transfusions increase your risk of heart attack and death.

Emotional distress during childhood may be associated with an increased risk of developing chronic health conditions including cardiovascular disease and...

Interrupting the time you spend with your partner by accessing your cell phone frequently can damage your relationship and raise...

Are there any negative health issues associated with eating a product that has the preservative benzoic acid? Are there alternatives?

When all is said and done, it looks like the world dodged the proverbial bullet at Fukushima. There is no...

Sitting isn't just bad for adults. As it turns out, sitting for prolonged periods of time is very bad for...

Many post-heart attack patients are perfectly safe having sex, and it might even be beneficial to their health as a...