TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- "Secret shoppers" calling California drugstores to find out how to dispose of unneeded antibiotics and opioid painkillers were given bogus information more...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 hospital patients who develop Clostridioides difficile infections may already have the dangerous germ when admitted, but no diarrhea symptoms, a...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid addiction is tough enough to beat, but new research shows that having an accompanying methamphetamine habit may make quitting far more difficult....
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Looking to reboot your health in 2020? What you need to do is clear.
"We should sit less, move more, sleep more and be mindful about what...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Stomach cancer among many people under 60 appears more deadly than when it occurs to older people, a new study finds.
This new form of cancer is...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug might be able to save a person's knees from the ravages of osteoarthritis, researchers report.
People taking the drug, code named MIV-711, had...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Looking for a way to improve your memory, gain control over your emotions, and boost your ability to multitask?
A new brain scan study may be just the...
As 2019 ends, we are thankful for the way so many people in the Tampa Bay area pitched in to make the holidays brighter for our patients. Thanks to everyone in these photos – the Tampa Fire Rescue...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Roughly 40% to 50% of married couples ultimately split up, according to the American Psychological Association. But Northwestern University professor Eli...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Ringing in the new year shouldn't be a deafening experience, so protect your hearing, experts advise.
Loud music, fireworks, party horns, kazoos and other...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Looking to ring in the New Year with cocktails that are lower in calories? Here are three delicious options worthy of a special celebration any time of the...
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Having dense breast tissue raises a woman's odds for breast cancer, so many states require providers to notify women if a mammogram finds they have dense...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A new artificial pancreas system, drugs that help control blood sugar and protect the heart and the kidneys, a new medication that delays type 1 diabetes,...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The scourge of addiction among Americans young and old made big headlines in 2019, as did one big change in heart health guidelines.
Here are the top...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, scientists have known that Alzheimer's disease is accompanied by the buildup of clumps of amyloid protein between brain cells. Could these...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Receiving CPR from a bystander can double the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest. But you're less likely to get this help – and less...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People with high levels of a common insecticide in their system are far more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests.
According to Wei Bao,...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Decades-banned pesticides apparently continue to interfere with fetal growth during U.S. pregnancies, a new study reports.
DDT was banned in 1972 in the...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The odds of surviving childhood cancer may be influenced by the type of health insurance a young patient has, researchers say.
In a new study, children and...
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Flu continues to spread throughout the United States and has reached elevated levels in nearly every state.
"We're still seeing an increase in activity,...