Tag: health
Couples Who Exercise Together Experience Health Gains
With the holidays approaching, it can be difficult for some people to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Incorporating a partner into a workout routine could...
Careful, Your Dietary Supplements May Just Be Wheat in Disguise
Be warned, that bottle of St. John’s wort on the grocery store shelf may be nothing more than wheat or powdered soybean. In a recent...
Study Shows High Blood Sugar May Increase Risk of Dementia
Elevated blood sugar levels could increase a person’s risk of dementia, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Of the over...
ADHD Drug May Help Patients Control Binge-Eating Disorder
A drug used to control ADHD may also help control binge-eating disorder (BED), according to a clinical trial in London. Pharmaceutical group Shire PLC has...
Study reveals breast milk bought online may be tainted – what...
Milk-sharing, an option for mothers who are unable to nurse their babies, may be unsafe if the breast milk has been purchased online. A study...
Testosterone Treatments May Increase Risk of Heart Damage
A November 2013 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that men who use testosterone injections, patches or gels may...
Ongoing Travel Health warnings issued for Poland and Japan
Ongoing travel warnings for Poland and Japan have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to outbreaks of rubella,...
The Flu Report – Growing number of cases in the Southeast
As families start to prepare for upcoming Thanksgiving Day travel plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report influenza numbers are starting...
CDC Reports Skin Test Shortages for TB: What Traveling Nurses Need...
Twice in the last six months, the national supply of skin scratch tests used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) has fallen to critically low...
A Doctor’s Best Friend – How Dogs are being Trained to...
McBaine is a one-year-old Springer Spaniel with floppy ears, a sweet face and maybe, the ability to sniff out cancer. This puppy is part of...