Health Study shows high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing Deer ticks are becoming a bigger threat in some regions of the U.S. According to a new government study published… July 15, 2015
Health Study identifies 3 U.S. hot spots with the highest colon cancer death rates The highest colon cancer death rates are in the lower Mississippi Delta, where rates were 40 percent higher than the… July 8, 2015
Health 8 tips to be more creative, insightful Take a nap, take a shower or just do nothing July 8, 2015
Health Fear of Alzheimer’s spurs some to change lives Instructor Jane Chente Wu Adams leads her class of seniors in their exercises in Burtonsville, Maryland. She pushes her students… July 8, 2015
Health Health Briefs The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that San Juan Regional Medical Center is now an approved site to… July 8, 2015
Health Report: Number of US heroin users rose 300,000 over a decade The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the report Tuesday. It’s based on annual face-to-face surveys of about 67,000… July 7, 2015
Health Could insulin pills prevent diabetes? Big study seeks answer Hayden Murphy, 13, of Plainfield, Ill., is taking part in a research to determine if taking insulin capsules can prevent… July 3, 2015
Health Washington woman’s measles death is first in U.S. since 2003 The woman lacked some of the measles’ common symptoms, such as a rash, so the infection was not discovered until… July 2, 2015
Health Study offers clue to link between swine flu shot, narcolepsy The vaccine Pandemrix never was used in the United States and was pulled off the market abroad, but reports of… July 2, 2015
Health Science hazy for medical pot Study questions efficacy; more research required, doctor says July 1, 2015
Health Report urges major steps to help victims of cardiac arrest Monica Nemeth, left, and Imoh Umosen, front, perform chest compressions on baby mannequins during a CPR training class at Shaker… June 30, 2015
Health New guidelines suggest use of clot-grabbing device in some strokes A “stent retriever” can be inserted into a major artery in the groin and threaded up into the large vessels… June 29, 2015
Health Survey: Sibling punches aren’t only assaults U.S. kids face The consequences can include social and emotional troubles, even when the perpetrator is a sibling, other research has found. While… June 29, 2015
Health 5-day ‘fast’ seems to reboot the body Scientists say they’ve developed a five-day, once-a-month diet that mimics fasting – and is safe. In the study, which was… June 24, 2015
Health Health Briefs United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910… June 24, 2015
Health Fermented foods may reduce social anxiety, study says Sauerkraut, served here with pork and potatoes, and other fermented foods may help reduce social anxiety, according to a new… June 24, 2015
Health Panel gives weak endorsement of new meningitis shots Brian Davies/The Register-Guard file photo<br><br>Several members of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday said they wanted more… June 24, 2015
Health Doctors propose tool to help gauge the value of cancer drugs Gerry Broome/Associated Press file photo<br><br>Chemotherapy is administered to a cancer patient via intravenous drip at a hospital in Durham, N.C.… June 22, 2015
Health Fitness trackers are hot, but do they really help? Sales of fitness trackers are climbing, but researchers and medical experts say there is little hard evidence that the devices… June 18, 2015
Health Health Briefs Eileen Wasserbach is the new chairwoman of the Community Health Action Coalition board. Wasserbach, who also is the executive director… June 17, 2015
Health Look at how much weight we’ve gained since the 1960s We're eating less-healthy food, we're eating more of it, and we're not moving around as much: the consequences. Illustrates WEIGHT… June 17, 2015
Health Campers enjoy front-row seat to emergency-response drama Health camp gives kids look at medical careers June 17, 2015
Health FDA tells food industry to phase out artificial trans fats The Obama administration is cracking down on artificial trans fats, calling them a threat to public health. The Food and… June 16, 2015