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Billions of Dollars Spent on Cancer Medicines, Consultations and Diagnostic...
(The Times-Gazette) – According to a report on worldwide trend a staggering $100 billion is spent annually on cancer medicines, diagnostic tests and consultations. Paradoxically, when you fall sick...
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‘Fuzzy Thinking’ May be the Result of Depression
(National Monitor) – It can be difficult to focus when you are suffering from depression or anxiety. A new study reveals that you are not imagining things – brain function does in fact diminish in...
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Walking For Two Minutes An Hour Can Offset Damage Done By Sitting
[AskMen] Why Is This Important? Because we like to sit. At work, at home, on planes — and sitting down all the time is not just unnatural, it’s bad for your body. Long Story Short New research has...
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UN: Lowest Number of New Weekly Ebola Cases in West Africa
Dr. David Nabbaro, left, a medical doctor organizing the United Nations’ response to the Ebola crisis, speaks during a media conference at the UN office in Brussels on Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP...
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Study: Millennials Are Having Less Sex Than Baby Boomers, but Are More...
(Ted S. Warren/AP Photo) (Chron.com) – A lot changed from 1972 to 2012: Bell bottoms were traded for skinny jeans, and Three Dog Night gave way to Snoop Dogg, just to name a few. But what’s more...
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Secret Weapon to a Healthy Weight: A Shopping List
(CNN) – Forget fancy diets and expensive exercise programs. Fighting fat and keeping a healthy weight may be as easy as food shopping with a grocery list. People who said they always used a list when...
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Liberia Ready to Declare Itself Free of Ebola
In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, health workers prepare to place the body of a man who was suspected of dying from the Ebola virus into a grave on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. (AP...
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Listeria Contamination in Blue Bell Plants Goes Back 2 Years
In this April 10, 2015 file photo, Blue Bell delivery trucks are parked at the creamery’s location in Kansas City, Kansas. Blue Bell ice cream had evidence of listeria bacteria in its Oklahoma...
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Feds Close Insurance Loopholes on Preventive Care
(AP Photo) Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — From contraception to colonoscopies, the Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of...
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Concussions and Academics: Students With Concussions Worry About School...
Dr. Gary Harris hopes to improve the way the Howard University Bison football team combats concussion, using this “Lilypad” Arduino chip to measure impact during games. (Photo courtesy of Howard...
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The Weird Link Between Celiac Disease and Nerve Damage
(Time) – Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes intestinal damage when a person eats gluten, is still something of a medical mystery. But a new Swedish study adds another piece to the...
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New Blood Tests, Liquid Biopsies, May Transform Cancer Care
Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli, oncologist and director of the Breast Care Center, speaks during an interview at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. With a tissue...
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Smokers Have Better Luck Quitting When Own Money Wagered
In a study released Wednesday, May 13, 2015, smokers with $150 of their own money at stake were far more likely to quit than smokers who didnt have to wager their money to get cash rewards. (AP...
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Study: Vitamin B3 May Help Prevent Certain Skin Cancers
Marilynn Marchione, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) — For the first time, a large study suggests that a vitamin might modestly lower the risk of the most common types of skin cancer in people with a history...
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Contested Utah Law Could Impact Contact Lens Industry
A contact lens is shown in front of a 1-800-Contacts shipping box Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Salt Lake City. A law banning price-fixing for contact lenses that took effect this week in Utah is a...
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Your Pollen Allergy May Feel Miserable Now, but it’s Going to Get Even Worse...
Thick pollen settles over Atlanta each spring. (Brooke Novak/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) Akshat Rathi, QUARTZ (Qz.com) — Spring is time for the glorious beginning of new things. Most people celebrate it, but...
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Study: With Goats, Chickens, Program Helps Poorest Get By
Indian Farmer Ratan Lal Chaudry milks his cow whose name is Dhamni. (ILRI/Stevie Mann/CC BY 2.0) Malcolm Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — The very poorest of the poor can be helped with a...
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U.S. Court Halts Contentious Law on Contact Lens Price-Fixing
A contact lens is shown in front of a 1-800-Contacts shipping box Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Salt Lake City. A law banning price-fixing for contact lenses that took effect this week in Utah is a...
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Dairy Queen Nixes Sugary Drinks on Kids’ Menu
(Capsun Poe/Flickr/CC By ND 2.0) Ben Rooney, CNN MONEY (CNN Money) — Finish that soda, junior. Dairy Queen is removing sugary drinks from its children’s menu, bowing to a request from health...
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A Weak Handshake is Bad News for Your Heart
(Pui Shan Chan/CC BY-SA 3.0) (The StarPhoenix) — The strength of your handshake could indicate the chance of a future heart attack, a major study led by a McMaster University researcher suggests....
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