A new class of cholesterol-busting drugs is providing hope to people with inherited high cholesterol, as well as those with cardiovascular disease who can’t manage their cholesterol with other medications. The two medications – Praluent, produced by Sanofi-Aventis, and Rapatha, […]
Glaucoma, which affects more than 2.7 million Americans age 40 and over, is one of those diseases that seems to come on without warning, often stealing parts of a person’s vision seemingly out of the blue. Indeed, half of those […]
If there’s a lesson to be learned from country music star Joey Feek’s recent diagnosis of stage IV cervical cancer – she is hoping to live through the holidays, according to People magazine – it is that early cancer diagnosis […]
From vowing to lose a few pounds to promising to save a few bucks, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions each year, and most abandon their goals within a matter of weeks or months. About 45 percent of Americans […]
Just because you have never smoked does not mean that this often-devastating disease shouldn’t be on your radar. At the heart of all lung cancer is a mutation in the DNA that can affect cells in the body as they […]
Keeping colds and flu at bay can seem daunting, especially if you’re surrounded by folks who are coughing and sneezing at home, work or school. Colds and flu are caused by viruses, which can easily be transmitted from one person […]
Recent breakthroughs have expanded the medical community’s understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, providing hope that new and effective treatments are on the horizon to assist the millions of people who are living with this incurable condition. More than 44 million people […]
Writer Dan Fleshler was unnerved to discover he would continue to lead a long, healthy life despite having lived 53 years with diabetes. When he was first diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes, he wrote recently in an essay in The New […]
It’s easy to think choosing toys for kids is, well, child’s play. But a quick scan of toy-related deaths and injuries reported by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proves that everything from balloons (choking, asphyxiation), tricycles (falls) and even […]
It’s that time of year again – flu season. But do you really need to go to the trouble of getting a shot? If you want to remain healthy, the current wisdom is that most people should indeed get their […]
