October 27, 2015 CDC report finds US life expectancy reaches new high Americans are living longer than ever before, according to a new government report filled mostly with good news. U.S. life expectancy inched up again and death rates fell.
October 27, 2015 Cancer doctor under fire for providing false hope to patients Stanislaw Burzynski, a doctor whose unorthodox cancer therapies have been touted for decades, has come under fire for providing false hope to patients. Most doctors and cancer centers claim that Burzynski is profiting from preying on the sick and vulnerable.
October 27, 2015 Despite obesity rise, US calories trending downward U.S. adults have been eating steadily fewer calories for almost a decade, despite the continued increase in obesity rates, according to survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
October 27, 2015 Falls indoors may signal frailty, linked to shorter survival Women in their eighties who fell indoors, rather than outdoors or from a height like a ladder, died sooner than their peers, a new French study finds.
October 27, 2015 High-fat diet may increase Alzheimer's risk Diets high in saturated fat and sugar may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new study may explain why
October 27, 2015 Analysis: Drug costs become bigger issue in cancer care In the past, money was no object when cancer specialists considered which drugs would provide the best treatment for their patients. But some top oncologists are rethinking that stance, given the soaring costs of new cancer medicines
October 27, 2015 EKG helps find heart-attack risk in seniors A widely used test to measure electrical activity in the heart may help identify elderly people at risk of a heart attack, said a study, rekindling a debate over the value of such tests in people without chest pain or other symptoms
October 27, 2015 Hospital group says 'alarm fatigue' can be deadly Constantly beeping alarms in hospitals are being linked to patient deaths and other dangers in a new alert from the Joint Commission.
October 27, 2015 Obese and healthy? Maybe not, study says Can a person be simultaneously obese and healthy?
October 27, 2015 The hidden type of Alzheimer's doctors miss While this subtype of the disease spares the memory, it can alter behavior in bizarre ways.