SATURDAY, Aug. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- There are a number of things you can do to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to an expert.
"People think Alzheimer's is an entirely...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As people age and their mental capacities decline, they can often be targeted by scammers seeking easy cash.
But more often than not, this "financial abuse...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The success of your tummy tuck may depend on whether you've borne children, a new study suggests.
Pregnancy-related widening and thinning of the belly...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people who've developed a severe form of lung disease potentially tied to vaping has now risen to 215 cases across 25 states, and federal...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Julie Brogan's granddaughters, ages 9, 12 and 13, spend part of every summer at her home overlooking Lake Michigan in Sturgeon Bay,...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who have reduced blood flow in their brain due to medical conditions and lifestyle habits may be vulnerable to Parkinson's disease, new research...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans who die waiting for a kidney transplant actually had donor organs offered to them multiple times -- but their transplant center declined them...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When summer fruits and vegetables start to disappear from grocery stores, and the action shifts indoors to watching sports and munching on unhealthy snacks,...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For most healthy women, exercise during pregnancy is as important as it is at all times of life. It brings benefits such as better overall health, preventing...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Pro football players who had long careers at key positions are more likely to have concussion-related problems such as confusion, memory loss, depression and...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even seniors who never exercised regularly can benefit from a workout program, researchers say.
A new study found that men in their 70s and 80s who had...
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Long-time "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has finished chemotherapy -- aimed at beating back pancreatic cancer -- and is returning to host the popular game show...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive hormone therapy to help ease menopausal symptoms have an increased risk of breast cancer, which can persist long after they stop the...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking and driving an electric scooter doesn't mix, according to a new study.
Researchers reported serious injuries like brain bleeding or fractures...
Ronnie Setser was devastated to hear the news he had cancer. He didn’t want to go through treatment and said he felt depressed. But since June, he has been receiving radiation treatments for throat...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Hot car deaths set a U.S. record last year, with 53 children dead because they were left behind or got trapped inside an overheated vehicle, according to...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The good news is overdose deaths from opioids in the United States have dropped slightly in 25 states, but here's the bad news: Deaths from fentanyl are...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Posting selfies on social media won't do you any favors in terms of likability.
A small new study finds that many people take a dim view of others who...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new government report finds more than 900 cases of dangerous and highly contagious mumps have occurred at 57 U.S. migrant detention facilities over the...
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue....