Roundup: Latest on ‘Too Much Sitting’; Toxins...
Americans are Still Sitting for Too Long Or Less Active, New Research Shows Despite awareness campaigns and recommendations from doctors,...
April 26, 2019
World Immunization Week: Outbreaks Are Slowing Progress...
World Immunization Week, running April 24-30, promotes the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease, especially...
April 24, 2019
Hepatitis A on the Rise: What You...
Parts of South Florida are seeing an increase in cases of hepatitis A, a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver...
April 15, 2019
Roundup: Heart Attack Rate Drops in Older...
Heart Attack Rate Among Adults 65 and Older Drops by One-Third, Researcher Say Since the mid-1990s, the number of older...
March 29, 2019
The Measles Threat: Here’s Why Getting Kids...
Here's what pediatricians, emergency physicians and public health officials want parents to know about measles. It is one of the...
February 21, 2019
Myths About the Common Cold Persist Among...
It’s peak season for sneezing, scratchy throats and runny noses, but age-old myths about the common cold seem to persist...
January 29, 2019
Roundup: Mediterranean Diet Ranked No. 1; FDA...
Mediterranean Diet, Focusing on Planted-Based Foods, Wins Top ‘Overall Diet’ Honor for 2019 The so-called Mediterranean diet, which focuses on...
January 4, 2019
Roundup: Average Weight of U.S. Adults Increasing;...
Average Weight for U.S. Adults Increases, BMIs Near ‘Obesity’ Level, CDC Reports. On average, U.S. adults are getting heavier as...
December 28, 2018
Tips for Healthy Holiday Traveling
More Americans than ever before — nearly 46 million — are expected to board U.S. airlines this month for a...
December 20, 2018
Roundup: Polio-like AFM ‘Peaks’; Too Much Sleep...
CDC: Cases of Polio-like Illness has ‘Peaked’ for This Year The cases of the polio-like illness AFM (acute flaccid myelitis)...
December 7, 2018
