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Heart Disease Risk May Be Wrongly Calculated for Millions

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

One way that doctors predict a person’s heart-attack risk may misclassify 5.7 million Americans, a new study suggests. The result is that millions of patients may be either ...

Unhappy Meals: Parents Don’t Choose Healthier Fast Foods

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

At fast food restaurants, the some kids are geting half of their daily calorie needs just from lunch, a new study shows. That’s because most parents buy their ...

Tests for Prostate Cancer Improving with New Technology

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

When 54-year-old Jeff Rolf went in for his annual physical three years ago, he did not expect to come away with news of an abnormal PSA level and, ...

Researchers Grow Urethra from Patient’s Own Tissue

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Using tissue from a patient’s damaged urethra, researchers can grow an entirely new section of urethra and then transplant it into the patient, according to a surgeon who ...

HPV Testing Recommended for Women Over 30

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Women over 30 may need to get a pap smear only once every five years if they undergo testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) at the same time, ...

30% of US Workers Don’t Get Enough Sleep

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Nearly a third of workers in the U.S. aren’t getting enough sleep, according to a new government report. Overall, 30 percent of employed U.S. adults reported getting less ...

Kids Exposed to Strain of Cold Virus More Likely to be Obese

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Children exposed to a particular strain of a common cold virus are more likely to be obese than those not exposed, a new study suggests. In a study ...

Sleep Is Important to Weight Loss, Research Suggests

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

In common weight-loss advice, “get more sleep,” should figure just as prominently as “eat less” and “move more,” two researchers in Canada argue. There is strong evidence that ...

The Best Apps for Your Health, Part 3: Fitness and Training Apps

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Smart phone applications present opportunities for us to keep easier track of our health and fitness, in hopes of making it more likely that we’ll reach our goals. ...

The Best Apps for Your Health, Part 1: Calorie Counters

By Mark Schweizer

16 days ago

Had a New Year’s resolution to get healthier? Whether your goal is still going strong or imploded two weeks ago, there was probably an app for that. Smartphone ...

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Heart Disease Risk May Be Wrongly Calculated for Millions

Unhappy Meals: Parents Don’t Choose Healthier Fast Foods

Tests for Prostate Cancer Improving with New Technology

Researchers Grow Urethra from Patient’s Own Tissue

HPV Testing Recommended for Women Over 30

30% of US Workers Don’t Get Enough Sleep

Kids Exposed to Strain of Cold Virus More Likely to be Obese

Sleep Is Important to Weight Loss, Research Suggests

The Best Apps for Your Health, Part 3: Fitness and Training Apps

The Best Apps for Your Health, Part 1: Calorie Counters

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