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Zika Virus 'Scarier Than We First Thought,' Warn US Health Officials Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Anne Schuchat Dr. Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, and Dr.
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For smokers, finding a job is harder (Reuters Health) - Unemployed smokers have more difficulty finding a job - and when they do find one, they tend to earn less than their smoke-free counterparts, a study suggests.
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13 amazing people somehow skirted genetic disaster Somewhere in the world are 13 incredibly lucky people. Although they do not know it, each inherited a mutated gene that causes a fatal or terribly debilitating disease in infancy or childhood - but these people are adults, and healthy.
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A good night's sleep helps keep you healthy MONDAY, April 11, 2016 -- In news that's sure to have mothers everywhere saying, "I told you so," scientists have confirmed that a good night's sleep may keep colds and other infections at bay.
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Genetic 'superheroes' survive despite devastating mutations: Researchers Led by a Seattle researcher, a study of genetic data from nearly 600,000 people identified 13 with potentially damaging mutations - yet no sign of disease.
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer tied to depression MONDAY, April 11, 2016 -- Older men who receive testosterone-suppressing therapy for prostate cancer may be at increased risk of developing depression, a new, large study suggests.
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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Tied to Depression MONDAY, April 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Older men who receive testosterone-suppressing therapy for prostate cancer may be at increased risk of developing depression, a new, large study suggests.
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Genetic 'superheroes' survive despite devastating mutations, Seattle-led study finds Dr. Stephen Friend, president of Sage Bionetworks, and colleagues sifted DNA data from nearly 600,000 people and found 13 rare individuals mysteriously resistant to devastating diseases they would otherwise be suffering.
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Why Do Some Kids Escape Terrible Genetic Disorders? MONDAY, April 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Some severe genetic birth defects, like cystic fibrosis, are considered inescapable, automatically dooming children to disease or disability if they inherit a mutated gene from their parents.
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Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease The benefit of aspirin use for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease is well established; the efficacy of aspirin use for primary prevention, however, is less evident.
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AAFP Works to Improve Medicare Data Proposed Rule The AAFP recently took advantage of an opportunity to influence CMS regarding a proposal that would expand the use of Medicare data and make it available to "qualified entities" as a performance measurement tool.
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Doctors say aspirin lowers heart attack risk for many adults Many adults who have never had a heart attack or stroke should take aspirin every day to keep it that way, new U.S. guidelines say.
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Will the feds decide marijuana is less dangerous than heroin? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] is considering whether it should officially categorize marijuana as less dangerous than heroin, a powerfully addictive drug that has been linked to thousands of overdose deaths nationwide.
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Federal Reclassification of Marijuana Could Have Major Impact on Medical Uses Chuck Grant displays his medical marijuana that he picked up from Massachusetts first medical marijuana dispensary in Salem, June 24, 2015.
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Aspirin a day may push death away, says new study (CNN) New recommendations on daily aspirin use will likely stir the pot in the ongoing aspirin debate. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published a final recommendation statement on Monday saying that taking an aspirin a day might help prevent ...
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'Scarier than we initially thought': CDC sounds warning on Zika virus WASHINGTON - Public health officials used their strongest language to date in warning about a Zika outbreak in the United States, as the Obama administration lobbied Congress for $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne virus.
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Health officials sound alarm bell over Zika virus amid funding fight Top Obama administration health officials sounded a dire warning Monday about the spread of the Zika virus as the spring and summer months approach, saying the number of states where one Zika-spreading mosquito is known to live has more than ...
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Life among the 1 percent is a decade longer This file photo taken Sept. 10, 2013 shows a retiree reading a pamphlet at a Senior Information & Resource Fair in South Gate, Calif.
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It doesn't hurt to try easy way to fight blisters Grant Lipman thinks he's figured out how to stop a scourge that's plagued shoe-wearing creatures since, well, the invention of shoes: blisters.
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Life Expectancy Study: It's Not Just What You Make, It's Where You Live Poor people who reside in expensive, well-educated cities such as San Francisco tend to live longer than low-income people in less affluent places, according to a study of more than a billion Social Security and tax records.
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One big reason some Americans live longer than others (CBS) -- The bigger your paycheck, the greater your life expectancy, new research suggests. While the poor are at a disadvantage, the odds of living a longer life are better for less affluent people in certain parts of the country than others.
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How long you live depends on where you live, if you're poor It's already well established that the wealthy tend to live longer than the poor. A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds life expectancy for poorer individuals varies by where they live in the United States.
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Here's How You Can Prevent Foot Blisters While Running Running can take a toll on your feet, often in the form of painful blisters, but now, scientists say they've shown there's a simple way to prevent this common injury.
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Paper tape may help prevent blisters for ultramarathoners Ultramarathoners who apply common, inexpensive paper tape to their feet before a race get fewer blisters on those areas than on non-taped areas, according to a new study.
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Congress, Save E-Cigarettes From The FDA Alan D. Viard, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, co-authored this article. FILE - This Oct. 14, 2015, file photo, shows the Food & Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md.
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Go To The Tape: A Cheap, Easy Way To Prevent Blisters The researchers were inspired by working with ultramarathoners, who can be sidelined by blisters despite years of training. These runners competed in the 2007 Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, Calif.
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Week ahead: Groups await FDA tobacco rule Industry and advocacy groups are expecting the Food and Drug Administration to release its long-awaited final rule to regulate cigars and electronic cigarettes this month.
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People interpret the same emoji in completely different ways Although emoji fill in where words are lacking, their true meaning might be getting lost in translation. People interpret emoji differently, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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Life-expectancy gap grows wider between richest, poorest Americans New York— The wealthiest Americans can expect to live at least a decade longer than the poorest - and that gap, as with income inequality, is growing ever wider.
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Marriage could be beneficial for cancer patients to fight back Hitched individuals with tumor have preferred survival chances over their single associates - and not for cash reasons, a U.S. study proposes.
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Reser's Salads Listeria Recall Reser's Fine Foods Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon is recalling nineteen refrigerated salad items for potential Listeria contamination.
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E-Cigarettes Might Be Effective Way to Quit Smoking Supporters say they give off an impression of being powerful. Pundits say there are better and more secure approaches to stop smoking.
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e-Cigs Cut Tobacco Use in Patients With Serious Mental Illness FLORENCE, Italy - e-Cigarettes may help reduce tobacco smoking among individuals with serious mental illness as well as the harm associated with cigarette smoking in this patient population, results of a new pilot study indicate.
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SFA Health Services to offer free STD screenings at fair SFA Health Services is sponsoring "Keep It Clean," an STD screening fair, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12 and 13 in the Student Health Clinic Conference Room.
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Flu vaccines: What you need to know What is it? This year's National Immunisation Program flu jab protects against the four strains of flu predicted to circulate in Australia over the winter months.
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Reser's Fine Foods recalls deli salads of various brands Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. of Beaverton, OR, is recalling 19 refrigerated salad products from 29 states in the U.S. and one Canadian province because they might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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190 people in this Indiana town diagnosed with HIV AUSTIN, Ind. - From the start of the HIV outbreak here, health officials emphasized that nothing set Scott County apart from many other rural communities where opioid drug use had become an epidemic.
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Whoopi Goldberg Supports Marijuana Treatments for Menstrual Cramps Whoopi Goldberg supports the bill, she even started working on a new brand of products. Whoopi Goldberg supports marijuana treatments for menstrual cramps.
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Free STD checks at Planned Parenthood SIOUX FALLS, SD The Planned Parenthood in Sioux Falls is offering free STD checks on April 12th. In 2014, South Dakota ranked 13th highest in the nation for reported chlamydia infections and 14th highest for syphilis.
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Purdue Offers Free Mumps Vaccines To University Community Events such as Little 500 and Purdue's Grand Prix mean a higher likelihood the virus could be passed between schools. syringe.
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Genetically modified mosquitoes for Zika fight worry Floridians British biotech company Oxitec has genetically programmed male mosquitoes to produce offspring that die before adulthood. (Associated Press) more >.
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Neanderthals may have been infected by diseases carried out of Africa by humans Dr. Simon Underdown (with skull), Cambridge alumnus, is now Principal Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at Oxford Brookes. Credit: Simon Underdown.
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New Jersey pols, Whoopi: Say yes to pot for menstrual cramps One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed on March 25, 2010, at the Berkeley Patients Group in Berkeley, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).
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National Healthcare Decisions Day The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA), along with other national, state and community organizations are participating in a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making -- an effort that ...
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