(HealthDay)—Educating adults about herd immunity can increase the proportion willing to be vaccinated for influenza, according to a study recently
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Feel lightheaded when standing up? You may have a greater risk of dementia
People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure called
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Suppressing negative emotions during health scare may whip up spiral of fear
Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of
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Up to half of childhood cancer survivors will develop hormone disorders
The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine
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5 Of The Strangest Places You Can Pick Up An STI
We’ve all learnt the ins and outs of safe sex, but bumping uglies isn’t the only way to pick up
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Illicit opioid trade up with restrictions on hydrocodone
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2014 ruling to reschedule hydrocodone combination products coincided with an increase in illicit trading of
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Older age, ICU, poor renal fcn up risk of opioid OD in hospital
(HealthDay)—Risk factors for opioid overdose among hospitalized patients include being age 65 years or older, being in an intensive care
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Professional Runner Gabe Grunewald Has Stage 4 Cancer, But She's Not Giving Up Racing
This interview is part of Health’s #RealLifeStrong series, where we are celebrating women who represent strength, resilience, and grace. In
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Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry
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Depression speeds up brain aging, find psychologists
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have found a link between depression and an acceleration of the rate at which
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