Along with flossing, washing your face, and brushing your teeth, you may want to add “check for ticks” to your nightly routine: Lyme disease, a bacterial disease spread through bites from infected black-legged-ticks, is becoming a greater threat in many new areas of the country, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s most recent […]
Along with flossing, washing your face, and brushing your teeth, you may want to add “check for ticks” to your nightly routine: Lyme disease, a bacterial disease spread through bites from infected black-legged-ticks, is becoming a greater threat in many new areas of the country, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s most recent […]
Along with flossing, washing your face, and brushing your teeth, you may want to add “check for ticks” to your nightly routine: Lyme disease, a bacterial disease spread through bites from infected black-legged-ticks, is becoming a greater threat in many new areas of the country, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s most recent […]
Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today: Keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check could cut your risk of heart disease by more than 50 percent, according to a new study. [EurekAlert] Word on the street is that Jeff Bridges plans to make the epic children’s novel The […]
Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today: Keeping your cholesterol and blood pressure in check could cut your risk of heart disease by more than 50 percent, according to a new study. [EurekAlert] Word on the street is that Jeff Bridges plans to make the epic children’s novel The […]
Most of us pop an OTC pain reliever from time to time for a rough headache, cramps, or sore muscles—and think nothing of it. But regularly taking high doses of NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can pose serious health risks, according to a recent large international study published in the journal The Lancet. For the […]
You already know that being obese can increase your risk of disease, but now crossing the line from overweight to obese will actually be considered a disease in and of itself: Yesterday, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted at its annual meeting to classify obesity as “a disease that requires a range of medical interventions to advance treatment […]
You already know that being obese can increase your risk of disease, but now crossing the line from overweight to obese will actually be considered a disease in and of itself: Yesterday, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted at its annual meeting to classify obesity as “a disease that requires a range of medical interventions to advance treatment […]
Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today: Puppy Rx: The American Heart Association says that owning a dog is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. [New York Times] Set your DVR: Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting the 2013 Tony Awards. After he rocked it the last […]
If your doctor had a way to peek into your health future and determine that you had a higher—but not definite—risk of developing cancer, heart disease, or any number of other scary illnesses, would you want to know? It’s a question to start considering now that a procedure called genomic sequencing is set to become […]