Tag Archives: health

Climate change presents many threats across the country: Heat stress can exacerbate mental illness; Air pollution worsens respiratory problems; High temperatures can weaken the effectiveness of medications. But is the topic too political for the exam room?

It’s true, the life of a caregiver can be demanding, difficult and daunting. I spent seven years of my life in that role, keeping an ...

With the new year quickly approaching, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering 10 recommendations to help Americans make the most impactful, long-lasting improvements to ...

Julie Lopez, 21, has been tested regularly for sexually transmitted diseases since she was a teenager. But when Lopez first asked her primary care doctor ...

Single parents — moms in particular — operate on fewer hours of sleep and have poorer sleep quality than adults in other types of families. ...

Many American children and teens aren’t consuming enough liquids — especially water — and that lack of hydration could affect their physical and mental health, ...

(HealthDay News) — A little jogging is good for your health, researchers say, but too much might not be. “In this study, the dose of ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Yoga has long been believed to improve overall health, but a growing body of evidence shows the ancient ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter Part one of a two-part series MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Most American parents today can’t fathom the horror ...

By Emily Schmall and Nomaan Merchant ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the ...