How Your KIDNEYS Work
HOW YOUR KIDNEYS WORK Why Are the Kidneys So Important? Most people know that a major function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess fluid from the body.
Maintaining a Goal Weight
Reached your goal weight? What to do next? New diet or dame routine? Read what the experts say below: The question : After you've slimmed down, should you use a different strategy for…
Consumer Awareness for Health Care
For the most part, Americans are champ consumers. But we're not such good shoppers when it comes to our own health.
New Blood Pressure Facts Revealed
New science is changing the way people 50 and older judge their blood pressure, and a slew of new studies on foods and hypertension suggest it may be easier than you thought to reduce…
Holiday Health Facts
It’s that time of year again when we enjoy festive meals with family and friends, deck our halls with colorful decorations and listen to squeals of delight as our children open their…
HOLIDAY TOY SAFETY!
TOY SAFETY TIPS Find the Perfect Toy for the Right Age Consider your child’s age when purchasing a toy or game.
How Movember Got started in Australia by The Co-Founder of Movember!
Adam Garone: Healthier men, one moustache at a time! Adam Garone is co-founder of Movember - the month-long fundraising event held every November where men grow a moustache (a ‘mo')…
Who is Looking Out For Your food safety?
In cooking, the process of clarification entails straining out extraneous muck from liquids so that they might be pure, clear and ideal for consumption.
Diet Pill Supplement OxyElite Linked to Liver Failure
H ealth officials are asking stores to pull a fat-burning supplement from shelves after officials linked it to cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis in 29 people.
GOOD NEWS: Teenagers Are Getting More Exercise and Vegetables
Teenagers are exercising more, consuming less sugar and eating more fruits and vegetables, a trend that may be contributing to a leveling off of obesity rates, a new study shows.
CDC Sounds Alarm on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Report cites overuse of antibiotics as key to the life-threatening problem. info by Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News MONDAY, Sept.
Gut bacteria may be key to fighting obesity
Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, according to new research from scientists at Washington University in St.
Surgeon Accused of Faking Operations Surrenders Medical License
An orthopedic surgeon accused of faking operations surrendered his medical license voluntarily Monday and has admitted to guilt in some of the cases against him, according to New York…
Eleven States Get Failing Grades for Nursing Home Care
More than one-and-a-half million Americans live in nursing homes, but the quality of care varies greatly.
Salad Mix Linked to Virus Outbreak
A salad mix linked to a severe stomach virus that sickened more than 200 people in Iowa and Nebraska has not been served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants there for about a…
Woman Disfigured by Generic Drug Loses $21 Million Award
Eight years after she was burned and blinded by a prescription drug, Karen Bartlett feels numb.
FDA Changes for Sunscreen Labels
The United States Food and Drug Administration has announced significant changes to sunscreen product labels that will help consumers decide how to buy and use sunscreen, and allow…
FOUND GUILTY!
Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was found guilty today of first degree murder in three of four infant deaths.
Breast-Feeding Could Lower Breast Cancer Rates
Breast-feeding isn't only good for the developing infant: It helps mom out too. A study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology on June 5 revealed that if people stuck with the…
Girls Age Gets Bumped Up to Qualify for Lung Transplant
Sarah Murnaghan now has two records in the official organ transplant database: one with her real birthday and one with a birthday to make the system treat her as a 12-year-old.
‘Low-T’ Ads Cause Major Jump in Prescriptions
Researchers sounded an alarm today on ads touting the wonders of testosterone treatments.
A More Fit Family
Guide To a More Fit Family Are you wondering what you and your family are going to this summer?
Common Labor Hormone Harmful?
After delivering over 1000 babies as Board-certified ob-gyn, many of these babies with the use of Pitocin, I have heard concerns about this drug from hundreds of pregnant moms-to-be.…
How to survive a worse-than-usual allergy season!
Allergy sufferers dread hearing the following words: “It’s going to be the worst allergy season ever!” So, how is spring 2013 shaking out?