Walking up to 10,000 steps a day lowers the risk of heart disease and early death, even when spending the rest of the day sedentary, research suggests. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that every extra step above 2,200 steps a day – up to about 10,000 – reduces these … Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether health insurance plans affecting an estimated 150 million Americans must cover certain types of preventive care at no cost — including HIV prevention and some types of cancer screenings — was debated before federal appellate judges Monday in the latest legal battle involving former President Barack Obama’s signature health care … Read more
As measles cases continue to rise in Canada, last week brought an uncommon occurrence. A fully-vaccinated 30-year-old teacher in Ontario contracted the highly contagious infectious disease. This event has drawn the attention of health officials, highlighting its rarity. The man had close contact with students and teachers at a high school in the York Region, … Read more
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to give a compassionate Spring Budget – by finally granting free prescriptions to sufferers with rare genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis. A year ago the Daily Express and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust handed in a petition at 10 Downing Street, asking the Government to finally make CF sufferers exempt … Read more
March 5, 2024 — Thunderstorm asthma can strike with little warning, leaving people with the symptoms of an asthma attack during or after the dark clouds pass. If you’re unfamiliar, the risk for a thunderstorm asthma attack grows when heavy storms arrive on a day with very high pollen or spores. The storm uplifts these particles, … Read more
Alabama lawmakers are moving fast to approve measures this week to protect in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that found frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, is expected to sign … Read more
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As my mother reached her 90s, although she was relatively healthy and active, I realized that she was starting to experience some physical limitations and memory issues. And while I didn’t live far away, I knew that I needed to find a way to help her live on her own comfortably and safely despite her … Read more
This picture taken on October 23, 2023, shows Ozempic medication boxes, an injectable antidiabetic drug, in a pharmacy in Riedisheim in eastern France. Sebastien Bozon | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster drug Ozempic cut the risk of kidney disease progression and related health complications in diabetic patients, according to initial late-stage trial results … Read more
Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O’Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. Cancer survivor Kailani Greenwood, due to give birth in spring after undergoing IVF, hopes to have more children in the … Read more
With a milder winter wrapping up across Canada, many seasonal allergy sufferers may find themselves confronted with an unexpected consequence: an early start to the spring allergy season. Although allergy season has arrived earlier than usual in certain parts of the country this year, experts say that occasional bursts of cold weather in March could … Read more
