Hidden scar surgery can help breast cancer survivors with image and confidence
Each year, approximately 253,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer that requires surgery. Many women are unaware of all the surgical options…
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Borderland workshop aims to help those who care for the elderly
EL PASO, Texas — If you take care of an elderly parent, the BorderRAC (Regional Advisory Council) is hosting a workshop on Friday, November 1 that…
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Vaping-related lung injuries rise to 1,888 cases nationwide, CDC says
WASHINGTON, DC — As of Thursday, there were 1,888 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia…
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FDA panel recommends withdrawing approval of Makena drug, used to prevent preterm births
A committee for the US Food and Drug Administration now recommends that the approval of Makena, a drug used to reduce the risk of preterm births,…
Continue Reading The changing face of the US opioid epidemic: Middle-aged black adults see rise in deaths
About 48,000 people lost their lives to opioids in 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, according to a new study. Synthetic…
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Journalist diagnosed with breast cancer after live-streaming mammogram
Click here for updates on this story Oklahoma City, OK (KFOR) — I turned 40 years old last year, and I felt great. I…
Continue Reading Marijuana found in man’s nose 18 years after he smuggled it into prison
A package of marijuana has been retrieved from the nose of a man 18 years after he smuggled it into prison, in what doctors have described as the…
Continue Reading Researchers are paying people to be deliberately infected with the flu virus
It’s widely accepted that the flu and the torrent of uncomfortable symptoms that come with it are to be avoided at all costs. But a few…
Continue Reading How you should spend that extra hour from Daylight Saving Time, for your health
It’s Sunday morning, and you open your eyes to discover it’s still incredibly early because — huzzah! — we’ve reached…
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Texas woman allowed her brain surgery to be livestreamed on Facebook; She was awake for most of it
DALLAS, Texas — The thought of having to undergo brain surgery is scary, but imagine having the procedure done while you’re still awake … all…
Continue Reading Asthma patients could slash their carbon footprint by switching to ‘greener’ inhalers
Asthma sufferers could sharply reduce their carbon footprint by swapping commonly used inhalers for “greener” alternatives, a study from…
Continue Reading Lifestyle changes improved cognition in people at risk for Alzheimers, study shows
A new study finds personalized lifestyle interventions not only stopped cognitive decline in people at risk for Alzheimer’s, but actually…
Continue Reading Teen girls on birth control pills report crying more, sleeping too much and eating issues, study says
Teenage girls who use birth control pills are more likely to cry, sleep too much and experience eating issues than their peers who don’t use…
Continue Reading The Swedish cavity experiments: How dentists rotted the teeth of the mentally handicapped to study candy’s effect
Today it sounds like a Halloween horror story, concocted to scare children out of eating too much candy. But in the late 1940s in Sweden, children…
Continue Reading Get more out of your workout by dropping an F-bomb
Want to push through that workout? Go ahead and drop an F-bomb. Studies show people on bikes who swore while pedaling against resistance had more…
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400,000 more children are uninsured since Trump took office
The number of uninsured children ballooned by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, an unprecedented decline in health coverage for the youngest…
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New lab tests didn’t find asbestos in recalled baby powder, Johnson & Johnson says
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. said Tuesday it didn’t find asbestos in the bottle of Johnson’s Baby Powder that was previously…
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Would you know how to help someone who is having a stroke? Here’s what you should look for.
Fourteen and a half million people will suffer a stroke in 2019. Of those, five and a half million people will die. October 29 is National Stroke…
Continue Reading More than 50 organizations pressure Trump administration to follow through with vaping flavor ban
More than 50 health and advocacy groups are sending a clear message in letters to US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and first lady…
Continue Reading A Michigan produce company is recalling apples in eight states for possible listeria contamination
A Michigan produce company has recalled nearly 2,300 cases of fresh apples that could be contaminated with listeria. North Bay Produce said the…
Continue Reading Bet you think this story is about you, don’t you? Narcissism and your health
An anthem for narcissism was immortalized in Carly Simon’s 1972 hit song, “You’re So Vain.” “You walked into the party…
Continue Reading Anti-anxiety med recalled due to ‘foreign substance’ and infection risk
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling one lot of the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam — commonly sold under the brand name Xanax —…
Continue Reading US teens use screens more than seven hours a day on average — and that’s not including school work
US teens spend an average of more than seven hours per day on screen media for entertainment, and tweens spend nearly five hours, a new report finds…
Continue Reading Potentially fatal tick-borne infection found for first time in UK
A potentially fatal infection spread by ticks has been detected for the first time in the UK, according to health authorities. Experts described the…
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Should women younger than age 45 get a mammogram?
The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 45 and older get an annual mammogram. But there is new thinking that women younger than 45…
Continue Reading Deaths linked to vaping often involved THC products, not nicotine, CDC says
People who died as a result of a mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung injury often used products exclusively containing THC, the main…
Continue Reading Facebook launches new tool to help you get health tests and screenings
Facebook has launched a new feature to help track what preventive health screenings might be recommended for you based on your age and sex. The tool,…
Continue Reading Pediatricians are more likely to ask families about smoke alarm safety than gun safety, study says
Talking about guns can be difficult, even for physicians. That’s according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The study found…
Continue Reading Why you don’t know how much artificial sweetener you’re feeding your child
Parents don’t want to give their children foods with artificial sweeteners, surveys show. Yet many parents are doing just that when they buy…
Continue Reading Studies illustrate how marketing, flavors may impact vaping habits among young people
Vaping companies are under scrutiny for how their marketing and sweet flavors have appealed to young people — and two new studies published…
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