WEBMD – We’ve all had leg pain at some point. Maybe you banged your shin against your favorite chair, or you had an intense cramp in your thigh or calf muscle. It…
Report describes new cause of skin cancer
NBC NEWS – Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine….
This Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future
KFF HEALTH NEWS – A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels…
Trump Demands That Drugmakers Lower Some of Their U.S. Prices by September
THE NEW YORK TIMES – President Trump on Thursday sent letters to 17 of the world’s biggest drugmakers demanding that they reduce some of their U.S. prices to the much lower levels…
How Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham went from lovers to bandmates and back again
CNN – When Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac, they helped propel the band to a commercial and creative pinnacle. For the couple, though, joining the band was the beginning…
Want to keep your brain sharp as you age? Science may have a recipe.
THE WASHINGTON POST – A mix of exercise, a healthy diet, social engagement and brain games could improve cognitive capabilities in older adults at risk of cognitive decline or dementia, a clinical…
Progress in gene therapy offers hope for long-term knee pain relief
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – For nearly three decades, Mayo Clinic researcher Christopher Evans, Ph.D., has pushed to expand gene therapy beyond its original scope of fixing rare, single-gene defects. That has…
5 tips for making yourself less attractive to mosquitoes
(CNN) — For summertime beachgoers, the threat of sharks may loom large, but nature’s deadliest predator is actually much smaller. The tiny mosquito is not only a warm-weather nuisance but also wears…
US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased abortifacients
CNN – The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives [so-called] rather than deliver them to women overseas, following the dismantling of foreign assistance programs carried out…
Is dairy disturbing your dreams? Here’s what a study on food and sleep found out.
CBS NEWS – Can what you eat affect the way you sleep or the types of dreams you have? A recent study asked just that. In the study, published Monday in the…