Health News

Properly Preparing for Springtime Sports
Now that Spring is here, kids across the country have a variety of sports to choose from. Before they start kicking a ball or running for home, it's important for you and your kids to learn how to avoid sports injuries.
Liaison Coordinates Heart Care
Patients who end up in the hospital because of their heart disease often have a long road to recovery in front of them. Unfortunately, depression can make that road more difficult.
FDA Approves Drug for Schizophrenia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Invega to be prescribed to children. Invega is an anti-psychotic time release tablet that helps treat schizophrenia. Until now, Invega was only FDA approved to be prescribed to adults.
Nerve Damage in MS Patients
Reasearch studies indicate damaged nerves are a main cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) - a disease that makes patients disabled over time. In a new study, researchers discovered one process that causes nerve damage. Eventually, this process may be a new target for treating MS.
Gel for Your Joints
Most of the current drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are taken by individuals in pill form. Because pills have to be broken down and spread throughout the whole body, these drugs have many side effects and can sometimes take weeks to start working. Now, researchers have made a new RA gel that may fix these problems.
Escorts Role Narrowed in Alzheimer's Disease
Do high levels of plasma clusterin in a person free of Alzheimer's Disease indicate a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease?
How Fatty Foods Lead to Diabetes
In the past, researchers have found links between diabetes and saturated fat - a type of fat that can increase the risk of heart disease. Now, a new study explains this disfunctional connection.
Why Pregnancy Protects Against Breast Cancer
Motherhood may be one of the greatest blessings for many women. First, a woman receives the precious gift of a child. Then, she also is protected from breast cancer throughout her life.
Gaining Control and Taking Back Your Life
Many people don't want to talk about the problem - even with their doctor. Some think that having to urinate all the time is just a temporary issue, that it can't be helped, or is just part of aging. Others have resigned to letting their dysfunctional bladder pretty much control their lives. It doesn't have to be that way, because there are dozens of ways to treat overactive bladder. What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome causes the frequent, sudden and urgent need to go to the bathroom, sometimes causing incontinence. Symptoms include: Urinating ...
Aspirin May Decrease Pancreatic Cancer
Taking aspirin at least once a month significantly lowers the risk of developing cancer of the pancreas.