Healthy people taking a daily dose of aspirin to prevent heart attacks may be doing themselves more harm than good, according to a new study by British scientists.
Healthy people taking a daily dose of aspirin to prevent heart attacks may be doing themselves more harm than good, according to a new study by British scientists.
Doctors don’t know yet if it will take one dose or two of vaccine to protect against the new swine flu.
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu.
BARCELONA, Spain — Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say.
Almost 15 percent of pre-school students are beset with high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study.
People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.
WASHINGTON – Health officials are stressing that it is vital for pregnant women and new parents to get the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves and their children.
Washington - What makes the obese turn to Weight Watchers (WW), the world’s largest support group for those fighting the battle of the bulge, with a membership of 1.5 million?
BOSTON - New ultra-sensitive blood tests can rapidly detect when heart muscle is dying from a heart attack, even from the moment the patient arrives in the emergency room, according to two studies on Wednesday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn’t stop the spread of the swine flu virus, saying vaccinations must be the defense against a menace that one report said could infect up to half of the population.