Health News

Man's Best Friend Encourages Exercise
Dogs are living up to their name as man's 'Best Friend'. Your dog is doing more for you than your real friends: they're actually motivating you to exercise.
Bad Timing: Diabetes and Your Heart
The length of time a man has diabetes may determine the risks to his heart health.
Alzheimer's Takes Its Toll on Many
The number of Americans caring for someone with Alzheimer's is staggering. As the number rises, the toll on families also grows.
Treatment for the Individual
Seeing that many rheumatoid arthritis patients don't respond to the leading treatments, researchers found a new way to predict how different patients can be treated.
Eye Disease Linked to Stroke
A disease that can cause vision loss in people of all ages also increases some patients' risk of stroke.
Breast Cancer Drug Helps Some and Hurts Others
For some women, tamoxifen can protect against the recurrence of breast cancer, but it can be hard figuring out which women will get the most from the drug while avoiding its serious side effects.
This Diabetes Drug is an Oldie but a Goodie
While you may think that newer medications improve upon older ones, it turns out that might not be the case when it comes to diabetes.
Is Any Job Really Better than No Job at All?
While it's been shown that being unemployed can be harmful to your mental health, new research shows that having a bad job could be just as damaging.
Stroke Patients: Get Happy, Get Moving
Anyone with depression should get help, but it's especially important for stroke patients if they want to complete day-to-day tasks and maintain their independence.
Recall of Embeda
King Pharmaceuticals Inc. has voluntarily recalled all dosages of Emeda, a narcotic pain reliever, because of unmet stability requirements during testing.