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1. Don't Be Fooled by 'All Natural' Food Labels

All natural. Organic. Grass-fed. GMO-free. Most Americans—three out of four, by some estimates—read food labels at the grocery store and are increasingly choosing items branded with such claims, believing ...

Created on 17 May 2016

2. Are You at Risk for Medical ID Theft?

Cyber criminals hacked into the computers at a major Washington, D.C., hospital chain this week, forcing the outfit's medical records systems offline for thousands of patients and doctors, federal law ...

Created on 05 April 2016

3. A New Door Opens for Brain Cancer Treatment

For the first time, researchers have been able to convert skin cells into cancer-killing stem cells—opening the door to new treatments for brain cancer. The advance, by University of North Carolina at ...

Created on 29 February 2016

4. Study: Compound in Green Tea Could Help Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

A compound in green tea, known to have potent anti-inflammatory properties, has been found to be an effective potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. In a new study published in the journal Arthritis ...

Created on 19 February 2016

5. How to Keep Your Pets Safe From Holiday Health Hazards

Wrapping paper, tinsel, and ribbons are all part of the winter holidays. But these items—and other household hazards—can pose serious choking and poisoning risks to dogs, cats, and other pets this time ...

Created on 24 December 2015

6. Is Your Sweet Tooth Raising Your Risk for Alzheimer's?

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans' consumption of added sugar. The recommendations ...

Created on 16 November 2015

7. Spirituality: 1 of 9 Keys to 'Radical Remission' Cancer Cases

Every year, a small number of terminal cancer patients experience what doctors call "spontaneous remission"—recovery without a clear medical explanation. Few research studies have examined the phenomenon, ...

Created on 28 October 2015

8. Alternative Heart Treatment Moves Into the Mainstream

Chelation therapy, an alternative technique long dismissed by conventional heart doctors, has taken a giant step toward becoming a first-line mainstream medical treatment, thanks to a boost from the National ...

Created on 16 October 2015

9. 5 So-Called 'Healthy' Snacks That Aren't

Yogurt makers tout the immune system-boosting punch of probiotics. Protein bars are pitched as nutritious alternatives to candy bars. And granola, trail mix, and fruit smoothies have become synonymous ...

Created on 01 October 2015

10. Study: Women Turning to Alternative Medicine to Combat Menopause

Women are increasingly turning to alternative and complementary medicine to treat menopausal symptoms. In fact, new research shows about half of American women use at least some form of unconventional ...

Created on 17 June 2015

11. One Medical Test Every Man Needs but Isn't Getting

Men who undergo a one-time ultrasound chest screening can greatly reduce their risk from a deadly abdominal aortic aneurysm, but few men undergo the procedure, according to new research. An aneurysm, in ...

Created on 12 June 2015

12. Beating Dementia: 'Two Weeks to a Younger Brain'

The baby boomers will live longer than any generation in history, thanks to broad advances in modern medicine. Yet for millions of Americans, longer life will come with a cost—the greater likelihood of ...

Created on 01 June 2015

13. Scared You May Have Cancer? This Test Can Forewarn You

Researchers from Northwestern and Harvard Universities have identified a new way to predict who will develop cancer years in advance of current diagnostic techniques. The approach is based on studies that ...

Created on 06 May 2015

14. Study: Eating Nuts Daily Reduces Cancer Risk

A growing number of studies are giving a whole new meaning to the term "health nuts." Researchers across the country are linking daily consumption of nuts to a lower risk for developing cancer, in addition ...

Created on 24 April 2015

15. Food Management: 5 Ways to Cut Cancer Risk

The World Health Organization last month labeled one of the most widely used weed killers—the active ingredient in Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup—a "probable human carcinogen," raising new concerns ...

Created on 09 April 2015

16. Study: Diabetes Drugs Can Make You Fat

Diabetes meds may control blood sugar, but they also appear to boost appetite and may contribute to obesity in those who take them. That's the upshot of new research led by Georgia State University that ...

Created on 30 March 2015

17. 8 Ways to Survive Early Allergy Season

For millions of Americans who suffered through record cold and snow during the brutal winter of 2014-15, spring can't come early enough. But for many of the 40 million in the U.S. with seasonal allergies, ...

Created on 16 March 2015

18. Study: How Exercise Reverses Effects of Aging

Exercise not only makes you feel better—boosting mental and physical fitness—but it also makes older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study. The new findings on the ...

Created on 22 January 2015

19. This Is as Dangerous to Your Heart as Smoking

Anger. It's an emotion we all feel from time to time. Like stress or fear, anger—at work, home or on the road—is a common experience of modern-day life. But how you manage it could determine how susceptible ...

Created on 20 January 2015

20. 6 Ways to Help Reverse Memory Loss

The graying of the baby boom generation is expected to bring a wave of new Alzheimer's cases, with the number of Americans with the memory-robbing disorder projected to triple over the next three decades. ...

Created on 05 January 2015