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Roundup: Not Enough Exercise, Heart Disease Risk,...
Only 23% of U.S. Adults Get Enough Exercise, Reports CDC Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults meet the broadly accepted guidelines for regular aerobic and...
June 29, 2018 / 4 min read
Florida’s Obesity Rate Likely Higher Than Previously...
Widely distributed data about the U.S. population had estimated that Florida’s obesity rate is 27.8 percent. But a University of Florida (UF) study that looked...
June 25, 2018 / 2 min read
U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low, New...
About 14 percent of U.S. adults said they were smokers last year — that’s down from 16 percent the year before and down from about...
June 20, 2018 / 3 min read
New Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screenings Explained
Research has clearly established that people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at younger ages, a trend so concerning that the American Cancer Society (ACS)...
June 11, 2018 / 4 min read
Roundup: Sunscreens With Higher SPFs; Ban on...
Sunscreen With SPF 100 Offers Better Protection Than SPF 50, New Study Finds The value of sunscreen products with an SPF (sun protection factor) higher...
June 8, 2018 / 3 min read
Too Many Adults are Not Taking Their...
As many as half of adults in the U.S. are not taking their prescribed medications for serious chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, according...
June 5, 2018 / 3 min read
Stroke vs. Aneurysm: Different Symptoms, Treatments (Video)
A stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that can be triggered by two different events: ischemia, referring to an ischemic stroke which happens when a...
May 30, 2018 / 4 min read
Weight-Loss Surgery’s Vital Link to Diet, Nutrition
Obesity remains at epidemic levels among U.S. adults and it’s a growing concern with children as well. Since the early 1990s, weight-loss surgery — or...
May 29, 2018 / 2 min read
Roundup: Fake Sunscreens, Lung Cancer Rates and...
FDA: Do Not Use Sunscreen Supplements or Pills; They Don’t Work There is no such thing as effective sunscreen supplements or pills, and the U.S....
May 25, 2018 / 3 min read
AFib and Strokes: You Could Be At...
A racing, pounding heartbeat that can hit for no apparent reason should never be ignored. And it can be especially serious when the accelerated or...
May 23, 2018 / 3 min read