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American Heart Association calls for focus on social factors
The American Heart Association said today that more attention needs to be paid to the social factors that influence heart health, such as race, education, and address.Those factors may be partly responsible for the increase in rates of cardiovascular disease expected over the coming…
15 Biggest Sunscreen Mistakes
By now, you probably know that you should use sunscreen every day both to help reduce your risk of skin cancer and to prevent pesky wrinkles, dark spots, and other signs of premature aging. Yet even people who do slather it on religiously make potentially…
13 Healthy Kale Recipes
Kale is one of the healthiest veggies you can put on your plate. One serving, which contains just 30 calories, provides a day's worth of vitamin C, twice the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, and nearly seven times the recommended amount of vitamin K.…
Flesh-eating bacteria kills Virginia fisherman
A Virginia fisherman stabbed by a catfish barb has died of a flesh-eating bacteria, a state health official said on Wednesday. Charlie Horner, 75, of Mechanicsville, was fishing on July 18 in the Rappahannock River about 130 miles south of Washington when a cut on…
Massachusetts doctor's rare condition helps him 'feel' what patients feel
A Massachusetts neurologist’s rare condition is helping him to relate to patients in a way that not many others can.Dr. Joe Salinas of Massachusetts General Hospital has mirror touch synesthesia, an extremely rare condition which causes him to have sensations of what his patients…
Obese patients face long odds against returning to a healthy weight
The odds are against obese men and women trying to get to a healthy weight, particularly if they are severely obese, a U.K. study suggests.Researchers followed 76,704 obese men and 99,791 obese women for up to nine years. In any given year during the…
What to know about high-intensity interval training
High-intensity interval training is one of the best ways to get into tip-top shape. In fact, the idea of short periods of hard work followed by periods of rest is so well-established as a great way to exercise that it’s basically the core of CrossFit…
Testosterone fails to help with ejaculation problems
In a four-month trial, testosterone therapy did not improve ejaculation problems in men with low testosterone levels.“We wanted to explore in this study whether testosterone replacement is beneficial in the treatment of ejaculatory dysfunctions in men with low serum testosterone levels,” said senior author…
CDC data says Montgomery most sexually diseased US city, group
Montgomery, Ala., has more cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia than large U.S. cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans, according to a report released today from a renter’s website. RentApplication.com compiled statistics on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) using 2013 data from the Centers for…
Some serious drug side effects not told to FDA within 15 days
Companies fail to report roughly one in 10 serious and unexpected medication side effects to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within a 15-day window specified by federal regulations to protect patient safety, a study finds. Drug manufacturers are also less likely to disclose…
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