Eating baked or broiled fish regularly may decrease the odds of heart failure in older women, new research suggests. But eating fried fish, even in small amounts, may have the opposite effect.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul has plenty of parks and recreational facilities, an increase in the number of farmers markets, and low smoking rates. Those attributes helped the Twin Cities garner the No. 1 spot in the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2011 list of America’s fittest cities.
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Otherwise healthy middle-aged women newly diagnosed with the heart rhythm problem atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of premature death, a study shows.
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Nine of 22 sunscreens tested by Consumer Reports Health earned a ”recommended” or “Best Buy” rating in the organization’s latest evaluation.
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WebMD discusses the pros and cons of his and her options when you’re done having kids, including vasectomy, tubal litigation, and intrauterine devices.
Continue reading …The FDA has approved Edurant (rilpivirine) for use in anti-HIV drug cocktails. Edurant is as effective as the popular Sustiva and is in the same NNRTI class of antiretroviral drugs.
Continue reading …Here are 10 ways to teach kids how to recognize correct portion sizes and learn to love healthy food. They’ll avoid weight problems and be healthy for life.
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Babies born between 39 and 41 weeks of pregnancy fare better than infants born during weeks 37 or 38, a study shows.
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There is a substantial “placebo effect” in the treatment of migraines and tension headaches, a new research analysis shows.
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Men who take certain kinds of inhaled medications to treat chronic lung disease are more likely to experience a medical emergency called acute urinary retention than those who don’t take the drugs, a new study shows.
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