Health News

Bad Reality: Eating Disorders on YouTube
If you search hard enough, the Internet has what you're looking for. But people with anorexia may not have to look too hard to find videos promoting their eating disorder.
Have A Drink, Not Four
Crossing the line between one or two drinks to three or four isn’t difficult, but it may not be healthy. Researchers have found that many people have been drinking too much.
Generics: Balancing Quality and Cost
Cheap cost may often equal cheap quality. But in the case of generic medicines, cheap cost may not mean anything at all about quality.
Shedding Fat Before Breakfast
If maximizing weight loss is the goal, it may be better to save the oatmeal until after the morning jog, instead of before.
Hormone and Mood Meds Don't Butt Heads
Hormones are often to blame when women's moods are swinging. With medicines to balance hormones and stabilize mood, new research suggests it's okay to combine the two.
Quick Fix Isn't Best for Asthma
Uncontrolled asthma is a huge problem, despite the availability of effective treatments. Some patients may be using "quick fixes" to treat asthma instead of more long-term solutions.
A Tiny Risk for Narcolepsy?
One of the best ways to reduce risk of catching the flu is getting a flu shot. However, all vaccines carry some small risks. Researchers continue to look for possible evidence of these risks.
More Young Women Developing Advanced Breast Cancer
Breast cancer should not show up in women in their 20s and 30s. But it does. And the disease shouldn't be more deadly in younger women than it is in older women. But it is. The trends for these sad facts aren’t looking good.
The Obesity-Inactivity-Cancer Chain
The link between obesity and cancer is nothing new. Lack of regular exercise and cancer are also teammates. A new study has added some links to this chain of knowledge.
Cancer Rx May Prevent Spread of Breast Cancer
Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a leading medication used to treat a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer, known as HER2-positive. Researchers are now suggesting the medicine may be useful in treating other forms of breast cancer.