Many people take a low dose of aspirin every day to lower their risk of a further heart attack or stroke, or if they have a high risk of either. While the anticipated benefit is a lower chance of vascular disease, taking daily aspirin is not without …
Researchers have discovered that taking two or more prescription drugs at any one time, particularly drugs to lower high blood pressure or cholesterol, appears to double the unintentional fall rate at home for young and middle aged people, similar to t…
Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors. The report includes updated recommendations …
Professor Roger Short, from the University of Melbourne, and Dr Kara Britt, from Monash University, argue in a comment piece in The Lancet, that since the contraceptive pill reduces overall mortality and mortality specifically linked to ovarian and ute…
Experts warn in a “Current Issues” article published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that a Florida law that restricts physicians from counseling patients and parents about firearms safety endangers open communication between doct…
According to a study published in a recent issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, colorectal cancer screening rates among people without financial means remain to be low despite…
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius awarded up to $137 million, partly supported by the Affordable Care Act, to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in core areas of public health. Awarded in nearly every state, the grants…
There was a time when antibiotics were the cure all. However a new study shows that antibiotic overuse doesn’t just lead to the emergence of drug resistant superbugs; it may also permanently wipe out the body’s good bacteria. So what is an antibiotic …
Elsevier, the world’s leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that the Saudi Ministry of Health has published its 2011 health conditions for travelers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for t…
People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and limiting alcohol according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During t…
