People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.
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.
WASHINGTON - Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year from cancer, heart disease, emphysema and a range of other ills, global cancer experts said in a report issued on Tuesday.
CHICAGO - A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who’ve had serious heart problems.
China has begun shutting down lead smelters for environmental checks after hundreds of children tested for high levels of lead in two separate cases this month.
Swine flu could infect as much as half of the US population this fall and winter and cause up to 90,000 deaths, President Barack Obama’s science advisors warned on Monday.
Pregnant women need to take all possible steps to avoid the new A(H1N1) flu, commonly known as swine flu, warns a group of gynaecologists in Germany.