March 27, 2020 by John Fernandez
Coronavirus Roundup: Loss of Taste, Smell...
ENT Doctors: Sudden Loss of Smell or Taste may be a Symptom...
Roundup: Latest on ‘Too Much Sitting’; Toxins...
Americans are Still Sitting for Too Long Or Less Active, New Research Shows Despite awareness campaigns and recommendations from doctors, dietitians and fitness trainers, Americans...
April 26, 2019 / 4 min read
Prescription Drug ‘Take-Back Day’: Here’s How You...
Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands, states the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. As part of its onging campaign to...
April 25, 2019 / 2 min read
World Immunization Week: Outbreaks Are Slowing Progress...
World Immunization Week, running April 24-30, promotes the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease, especially children. In 2017, the number...
April 24, 2019 / 2 min read
‘Added Sugars’ on U.S. Food Labels Set...
New rules requiring “Nutrition Facts” food and drink labels to indicate the presence of so-called added sugars could have significant health and cost-saving benefits throughout...
April 23, 2019 / 2 min read
More on Head, Neck Cancers: ‘Game-Changing’ Immunotherapy,...
Immunotherapy will be a “game-changing” treatment for head and neck cancers, while more clinical trials are on the horizon for Miami Cancer Institute. This is...
April 22, 2019 / 4 min read
Roundup: Top Sleep Health Myths Online; Phone...
These Common Sleep Myths Could Hurt Your Health, Researchers Find People can do fine with five or fewer hours of sleep every night, right? Wrong....
April 19, 2019 / 5 min read
Troubling Trend: More Kids Under 6 Taken...
The number of children under the age of 6 rushed to ERs after swallowing small objects — especially such items as button batteries, coins and...
April 17, 2019 / 2 min read
Roundup: Poor Diets vs. Smoking; Don’t Rely...
Poor Diets Linked to More Deaths Globally Than Smoking, Says Major New Study Unhealthy eating — fueled by a high intake of sodium, sugary foods...
April 12, 2019 / 3 min read
Eggs and Cholesterol: Unscrambling the Latest Data
Another much-hyped study has served up yet more confusion about eggs and their impact on our health, particularly cholesterol — one of the major risk...
April 11, 2019 / 3 min read
Roundup: Prostate Cancer Rates Decline; Fluoride in...
New Data: Prostate Cancer Diagnoses, Deaths Declining in U.S., Worldwide Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death...
April 5, 2019 / 3 min read
