Obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee are substantially affecting the quality and duration of life in millions of older Americans, according to a new study.
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Zinc overdose from Fixodent and in the older formulation of Poligrip causes nerve damage in people who used large amounts of the products.
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There’s more choosing shades than how good they look on you. Your sunglasses should keep damaging sunrays away from your eyes.
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Using inhaled steroids as a rescue medicine along with albuterol may help some children with mild persistent asthma avoid daily inhaled steroid therapy and one of its potential side effects, namely growth restriction.
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Stress fractures in teenage athletes are under-reported and more likely to affect girls than boys, according to new research.
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Women who have been diagnosed with preeclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, or diabetes during pregnancy are now considered at risk for heart attack or stroke going forward, according to newly updated guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA).
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The incidence of new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in the U.S. declined by more than 90% between 1990 and 1992 and has remained relatively stable ever since, new figures from the CDC confirm.
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Obesity is a risk factor for fatal heart attacks even for people who do not have the conditions normally associated with cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a study shows.
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More than three-quarters of medical devices involved in high-risk recalls in the last five years because they could cause serious harm or death to patients did not undergo FDA premarket approval, which requires clinical testing and inspections, a study shows.
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Two studies measuring the ability of children to control impulsive hand movements may reveal clues about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
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