You probably know there’s a measles outbreak. And you may have heard that there’s a shortage of the most effective vaccine to prevent shingles, a cousin of the childhood disease chickenpox. Did you know that both viruses are especially bad news for older Americans? “We think back to childhood and most kids did fine.
Hawaii is home to the fewest preventable hospitalizations in the nation per 1,000 Medicare patients, whereas Kentucky far exceeds the national average of 49.4. Preventable hospitalizations most often occur when conditions are not treated early in an outpatient setting. They often affect people without health insurance and add an estimated $30.8 billion annually in nonessential financial burden on the U.S. healthcare system, according to the United Health Foundation.
In the study, researchers assessed heart and blood vessel health in postmenopausal women, along with their breastfeeding history.
Backyard flocks of live poultry have been linked with salmonella outbreaks that have sickened 52 people in 21 states, the CDC says.
Study found people who ate predominantly processed foods were more likely to gain weight.
The United States’ birthrate fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2018, bringing the number of people born in the country to its lowest level in 32 years, according to provisional figures published on Wednesday by the federal government. It said the fertility rate in the United States also fell to a record low.
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Measles continues to spread in the United States, federal health officials said on Monday, surpassing 700 cases this year as health officials around the country sought aggressive action to stem the worst outbreak in decades.
Quarantine orders have been issued to more than 200 students and employees at the University of California, Los Angeles, and California State-Los Angeles because they may have been exposed to measles.
Some big takeaways learned after deciding to shake things up and quit the late night monotony of staying up to do nothing and instead wake up at 5:30am for a week. How the daily routine change impacted a life. What could making a change do for you?
Among children and teens, parental support for an active lifestyle helped increase activity. For teens, less time in front of the television was associated with regular activity.
Everyone loves a sugary treat now and then. Did you know though that added sugars account for more than 15% of Americans' total daily calories, exceeding the recommended level of less than 10%, the researchers said in background notes.
Feet killing you? One of the most common, foot ailments, plantar fasciitis and other ailments, can feel debilitating. Doctors tips to follow to help create a realistic therapeutic routine may be key to ease the pain.
Researchers followed more than 500,000 people in China for a decade. Overall, it found that alcohol boosts stroke risk by about one-third for every four additional drinks a day.
Digestive super foods will help regulate your metabolism and make you feel healthier and look slimmer. The key to better health and ultimately weight loss is to eat more food. No matter what your age it is never too late to make some healthy changes. There are many ingredients in processed foods that can damage your gut. Bad bacteria can affect your gut and damage your body and can cause problems like IBS and weight gain.
“It’s a thing of beauty,” says Dr. Jaime Landman, chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Urology, after watching a demonstration of the device. Built by a German company originally known for designing flying boats, the Gemini system could shift the way urinary tract stones are treated nationwide, he says.
Medical marijuana is widely prescribed as an alternative to addictive opioids but patients must pay out-of-pocket.
The opioid epidemic in the United States has gone on far too long, impacting countless families and individuals along the way. For years, physicians prescribed opioid-based treatments, only to convert countless Americans into addicts all because they sought treatment for common medical conditions and ailments.
March 26, 2019 Credit: Adobe Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes deterioration of the macula, the part of the eye that provides sharp, clear, straight-ahead vision. As many as 11 million people in the United States have some form of AMD, and that number is expected to increase to nearly 22 million by 2050, according to the BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit that supports research to end AMD, glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease.
STOP! Put down the cookie. That's what people with diabetes used to struggle a lot with, but now, research is showing that what we knew and is now true about diabetes nutrition has changed.
When you workout you should lose weight, right? In today's society there is so much emphasis placed on how you look, fat/skinny/tall/short, and its come to the point where now our weight and sense of self worth are dangerously becoming one. You can make the shift in how you think, but why you ask.
So rare, so hard to detect and diagnose. When you're life is turned upside down because you've been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Then what, what are the next steps to help you live as long of a healthy, happy life as possible.
For some, kicking their soft drink habit isn't easy. Here are the tips from one former soda addict on how to stop drinking soda, once and for all. Good news is you can do it and its showing you'll feel so much better once it's done.
Upon examination of emergency rooms around the country there seems to be a rise in the number of patients being admitted due to medical crises that are induced by their consuming marijuana edibles. Beware of these special risks.
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