Hearing Loss Linked To Mental Decline In Elderly
WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 22, 2013 — Hearing loss and mental decline are two common conditions of aging, and now a new study finds that they may be...
View ArticleADHD Rises By Almost 25% In 1 Decade
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD Jan. 21, 2013 — The number of children with ADHD is rising rapidly, according to a study of more than 840,000 California...
View ArticleAspirin Linked To Blinding Eye Disease
WebMD Medical News By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 22, 2013 — Regular aspirin users are more likely to develop the “wet” form of age-related macular degeneration compared to...
View ArticleFlu Deaths ‘Unpredictable’
WebMD Medical News By Daniel J. DeNoon Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Aug. 26, 2010 – U.S. deaths from flu range from about 3,000 to about 50,000 per year, the CDC now calculates. The new numbers come...
View ArticleAlcohol And A Good Night’s Sleep Don’t Mix
WebMD Medical News By Denise Mann Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 22, 2013 — Think a nightcap may help you get a better night’s sleep? Think again. A new review of 27 studies shows that alcohol...
View ArticleAre Those Who Multitask Most The Worst At It?
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 24, 2013 — Next time you see a driver talking on the cell phone and looking confident, you might want to change lanes. People...
View ArticleNew Strain Of Norovirus Spreading Quickly In U.S.
WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 24, 2013 — The flu is not the only highly contagious disease raging this winter. A new strain of norovirus is causing intestinal...
View ArticleFDA OK’s First OTC Remedy For Overactive Bladder
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 25, 2013 — The FDA has approved Oxytrol for Women, the first over-the-counter treatment for overactive bladder in women 18 and...
View ArticleWhat Food Made You Sick?
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 29, 2013 — Every year, about 48 million Americans — 1 in 6 — get a food-borne illness. Often, the culprit food is a mystery....
View ArticleWhich Fats Really Are Good For Your Heart?
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Feb. 6, 2013 — The standard advice about which fats are best for heart health is under debate again. Triggering it is new...
View ArticleSpinach Recalled In 39 States
WebMD Medical News By Lisa Habib Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Feb. 19, 2013 — Spinach that might have E. coli bacteria contamination is being recalled in 39 states. Taylor Farms Retail Inc., says...
View ArticleCaffeine Linked To Low-Birth-Weight Babies
WebMD Medical News By Tim Locke Reviewed by Keith Barnard, MD Feb. 19, 2013 — New research suggests that caffeine is linked to low-birth-weight babies and that drinking coffee is linked to a longer...
View ArticleVegetarian Diet May Cut Heart Disease Risk
WebMD Medical News By Peter Russell Reviewed by Rob Hicks, MD Jan. 31, 2013 — The risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is almost a third lower in vegetarians than in people who eat meat...
View ArticleHand Sanitizers: Do They Help Stop All Germs?
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava, MD Feb. 8, 2013 — With winter cold and flu season in full swing — and a new strain of norovirus circulating — everyone’s trying to...
View ArticleShifting Temps May Prime You For Spring Allergies
WebMD Medical News By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD March 5, 2013 — Spring allergy season is again off to an early start in many parts of the country. And doctors say there are...
View ArticleQ&A: Valerie Harper’s Cancer
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD March 6, 2013 — Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda in...
View ArticleBumble Bee Tuna Recalled Over Loose Seals
WebMD Medical News By Lisa Habib Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD March 7, 2013 — Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some of its tuna because cans might not be sealed tightly. If you have 5-ounce cans of...
View ArticleGrow Your Own Replacement Tooth?
WebMD Medical News By Peter Russell Reviewed by Sheena Meredith, MD March 12, 2013 — Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research. It is still too...
View ArticleFewer Patients Awake During Operations
WebMD Medical News By Tim Locke Reviewed by Rob Hicks, MD March 14, 2013 — Being aware of what’s going on during an operation under general anesthesia sounds scary. The good news is a new study...
View ArticleCoffee And Green Tea May Help Lower Stroke Risk
WebMD Medical News By Nicky Broyd Reviewed by Sheena Meredith, MD March 15, 2013 — Green tea and coffee may help lower your risk of having a stroke, especially when both are a regular part of your...
View ArticleWhat’s Ahead For The Affordable Care Act In 2013?
WebMD Medical News By Lisa Zamosky Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD This month marks the third anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act becoming law. Consumers have gained access...
View ArticleBill Gates’s $100,000 Condom Challenge
WebMD Medical News By Tim Locke Reviewed by Rob Hicks, MD March 25, 2013 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 grant to anyone who can develop what’s being called the next...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Aftermath: Fear, Empathy, Anger
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD April 16, 2013 — It’s normal to feel a range of emotions the day after the terror bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, even if...
View ArticleConfused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming
WebMD Medical News By Bara Vaida Reviewed by Lisa Zamosky May 8, 2013 — Now that the federal government is building health insurance Marketplaces (also called Exchanges) in 34 states, the question is:...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD May 14, 2013 — Actress and activist Angelina Jolie’s recent decision to have a preventive double mastectomy highlights the...
View ArticleAntibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms
WebMD Medical News By Peter Russell Reviewed by Farah Ahmed, MD May 10, 2013 — Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain for up to 40% of people, according to a new study....
View ArticleVermont Releases Final Health Insurance Rates
WebMD Health News By Julie Edgar Reviewed by Katherine Swartz, PhD July 12, 2013 — Vermonters can expect to pay slightly lower premiums than those initially proposed by the two insurance carriers...
View ArticleCalifornia Unveils Health Plans To Mixed Reactions
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Katherine Swartz, PhD July 10, 2013 — California, the first state to set up a health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, has chosen the...
View ArticleMaryland Delays Small-Business Enrollment
WebMD Health News By Bara Vaida Reviewed by Katherine Swartz, PhD July 10, 2013 — Maryland has delayed open enrollment for small businesses to buy insurance in its health insurance Marketplace by three...
View ArticleNew Choices For Seasonal Flu Vaccines
WebMD Health News By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Sept. 17, 2013 — It’s fall. The kids are back at school, college football rivalries are in high gear, and — oh, yeah — it’s time...
View Article7 Surprising Things About The Affordable Care Act
WebMD Health News By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Sarah Goodell Sept. 13, 2013 — The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, already has brought big changes to the U.S. health care system. You...
View ArticleCopper Bracelets ‘Don’t Help Rheumatoid Arthritis’
WebMD Health News By Nicky Broyd Reviewed by Rob Hicks, MD Sept. 18, 2013 — Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps have no real effect on pain and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis, a new study...
View ArticleStelara OK’d For Psoriatic Arthritis
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH Oct. 4, 2013 — Stelara, an injectable drug already approved to treat psoriasis, is now also approved to treat psoriatic...
View ArticleFDA Investigates Brain Infection-Gilenya Case
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Oct. 18, 2013 — The FDA is continuing to investigate a possible link between the multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya (fingolimod) and a...
View ArticleExpert Q&A: Childhood Vaccine Safety
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Jennifer Shu, MD For parents, childhood vaccines are a source of reassurance — protecting your child against disease naturally helps you sleep better at...
View ArticleWhat ‘Brain-Dead’ Means
WebMD Health News By Rita Rubin Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Jan. 3, 2014 — What does it mean when doctors say a person is brain-dead? WebMD asked critical care specialist Isaac Tawil, MD, an...
View ArticleDASH Diet Ranked Best Overall — Once Again
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Jan. 7, 2014 — Just in time to help us with those New Year’s weight loss goals, the new annual ‘‘best diets” list is out from U.S....
View ArticleTamiflu Shortage Again
WebMD Health News By Rita Rubin Reviewed by Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH Jan. 8, 2014 — The liquid form of the flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply because of early strong demand. But the shortage is...
View ArticleDoctors Making Modern Day House Calls Via New Website
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Instead of waiting months for an appointment, how about you “get right in” to see the doctor and have a diagnosis in just 24 hours? You can do this – all while never leaving your...
View ArticleCrowd Sourcing Site Lets Group Review Your Medical Condition
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0405201518415988592AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Would you use the wisdom of crowds to diagnose your medical condition? “I would probably come to a decision on...
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