Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test.
Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years'
UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.
WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday.
3 to 4 drinks per week may raise risk of breast cancer's return
Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may raise the risk for breast cancer recurrence in some women, new research indicates. The association seems confined to former breast cancer patients who are postmenopausal or overweight or obese, the researchers noted.
'Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients, report says
Researchers find psilocybin improved the anxiety and depression of terminal cancer patients for up to six months. The study is considered a first step in restoring the hallucinogen's respectability.
Insurance analysts say man is too fat to work, government disagrees
A morbidly obese father has been diagnosed as too fat to work by doctors who fear his weight may cause him to fall over and crush his colleagues.
WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
How to Live in the Now: 5 Simple Ways to Stay Focused on the Present Moment
People often talk about the importance of being in "the here and now" and "living in the moment." It seems simple enough, and it makes sense — life happens in the present.
Money can buy happiness — but only up to $75,000
Amount of happiness levels out after your basic needs are met, study finds
Americans drowning in prescription drugs
Nearly half of all Americans now use prescription drugs on a regular basis according to a CDC report that was just released (1). Nearly a third of Americans use two or more drugs, and more than one in ten use five or more prescription drugs regularly.