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US Trend: Longer Lives But Fewer Healthy Years

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

Although our life expectancy has doubled over the past 50 years, we now spend fewer years in good health, a new study suggests. A 20-year-old today will live ...

Teen Pregnancy: A ‘Winnable’ Public Health Battle?

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

This is the third in a six-part MyHealthNewsDaily series examining the problems and solutions related to six “winnable battles” in public health, as recently announced by the U.S. ...

Leukemia: Types, Symptoms and Treatment

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

While leukemia is one of the most common childhood malignancies, the vast majority of those who develop this blood cancer each year are adults. More than 43,000 adults ...

Shock Therapy’s Mystery Closer to Being Solved

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

While “shock therapy” has been used in psychiatry for more than 70 years, researchers had little idea how the controversial treatment worked to treat depression. Now, scientists say ...

Do Natural Remedies Really Work?

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

For centuries, people have turned to natural remedies to fight common ailments such as colds, upset stomachs and toothaches. And the trend continues. Nearly 4 out of 10 ...

Extra Pounds Put the Squeeze on Blood Pressure in Overweight Kids

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

For children who are overweight, gaining a few extra pounds comes with sharper increases in blood pressure than those seen in kids of normal weight, a new study ...

Too Much of a Good Thing: Fish Oil Best in Moderation

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

Fish oil can do more harm than good if you take too much and you already have immune-system problems, a new study suggests. Mice that had impaired immune ...

Whitney Houston’s Addictions: How Couples Share Their Drug Habits

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

Whether Whitney Houston, who died on Saturday (Feb. 11), had substance abuse problems before her marriage to the singer Bobby Brown, or whether she was influenced by his ...

Alcohol Abuse May Lead to Marriage Postponement, Separation

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

Alcohol abuse could influence if and when you get married, and how long the union ultimately lasts, according to a new study. The results showed that female alcoholics ...

Allergies Increase, Scientists Scratch Their Heads

By Mark Schweizer

5 days ago

Allergies are increasing in America, and a large portion of the overall rise may be attributed to an uptick in ragweed and mold allergies, a new study suggests. ...

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US Trend: Longer Lives But Fewer Healthy Years

Teen Pregnancy: A ‘Winnable’ Public Health Battle?

Leukemia: Types, Symptoms and Treatment

Shock Therapy’s Mystery Closer to Being Solved

Do Natural Remedies Really Work?

Extra Pounds Put the Squeeze on Blood Pressure in Overweight Kids

Too Much of a Good Thing: Fish Oil Best in Moderation

Whitney Houston’s Addictions: How Couples Share Their Drug Habits

Alcohol Abuse May Lead to Marriage Postponement, Separation

Allergies Increase, Scientists Scratch Their Heads

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