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Roundup: More People Are Being Screened for...
Americans are increasingly following guidelines for colorectal cancer screenings, but that’s not the case for women who should get checked for breast and cervical cancers....
April 21, 2017 / 3 min read
‘Health Equity’ is Goal for Minority Communities
Health equity is when every individual has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
April 18, 2017 / 2 min read
Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise Among...
A concerning new byproduct of the obesity epidemic among children and teenagers is the relatively new rise of type 2 diabetes among school-age kids, according...
April 17, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: Parental Smoking Linked to Higher Risk...
Previous studies have already looked at the dangers of secondhand smoke to growing children, but new research adds another level of concern. Parents who smoke...
April 14, 2017 / 4 min read
U.S. Panel Now Says ‘PSA’ Prostate Cancer...
Men ages 55 to 69 should seek their doctor's advice on the likelihood that the PSA test can detect prostate cancer, the panel of experts...
April 11, 2017 / 2 min read
Aspirin vs. Cancer: New Data Encouraging, But...
Can a doctor-supervised regimen of low-dose aspirin lower your risk of dying from cancer? New data based on a long-term study finds that, for certain...
April 10, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Infected...
About 1 in 5 U.S. adults under age 60 are infected with a “high-risk” strain of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) that increases the risk of...
April 7, 2017 / 5 min read
Most Children Who Died From Flu Were...
Most children who died from the flu during a recent four-year period were not vaccinated against the virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
April 5, 2017 / 2 min read
Preventing Fractures: Signs, Risk Factors of Osteoporosis...
Osteoporosis, and the condition that precedes it, osteopenia (low bone mass), is not just a problem for older adults past retirement age. It is a...
April 4, 2017 / 4 min read
Roundup: Florida’s ‘Healthiest’ Counties are Ranked; It’s...
The annual health ranking of Florida’s 67 counties that measures such factors as smoking rates, obesity, physical inactivity and “food environment” has been released and...
March 31, 2017 / 3 min read