Why You Might Skip Cancer Screening if You’re Older
Cancer rates go up with age, but more experts are suggesting that older people might be better off without regular screening for the disease.
Cancer rates go up with age, but more experts are suggesting that older people might be better off without regular screening for the disease.
And that’s not such a good thing. Today’s kids are less fit than their parents were at the same age, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, and that could mean health problems …
Global spending on drugs for diseases ranging from cancer to heart disease are on the rise, and according to a new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, worldwide, patients will spend $1 trillion on such drugs …
Experts say eye doctors and gynecologists should consider the possible connection
Ethiopia has over 77 million inhabitants, and is considered one of the poorer countries in Africa. But this year, it’s playing host to the annual International Family Planning Conference in its capital, Addis Ababa.
Americans spend nearly $12 billion each year on vitamin supplements, hoping they will steer us away from diseases like cancer and heart attacks. But it turns out they’re just a drain on our wallets.
Wouldn’t it be nice to keep young tissues’ ability to repair wounds and bound back after injury?
Moms pass on protective immunity to their children, and the ability to fight allergies is no exception.
Here’s even more reason to worry about wrinkles — women with fewer age lines tend to have lower blood pressure, a lower risk of heart disease and stroke and a greater chance of outliving their more wrinkled friends.
If you gave up the clarinet in grade school, don’t worry. Those precious years of musical training still did your brain a favor.
Not all doctors are able to treat depression effectively, including those who are most likely to see patients’ first symptoms.
Kids are seeing fewer ads for fast food on television, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t targeted as consumers in other ways.