Kids' diets and screen time: To set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home
The availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents.
Jun 3, 2019
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The availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents.
Jun 3, 2019
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Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States, and just six out of 10 adults in the age range recommended for routine screening—50 to 75—reported having it done in 2015. When patients do not keep ...
Mar 22, 2019
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A pilot study of 45 middle school kids shows that more than a third of those screened had abnormal levels of blood sugar or high cholesterol. Two had blood sugar levels (HbA1c) in the diabetes range.
Mar 15, 2019
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Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery.
Jan 30, 2019
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(HealthDay)—There's no doubt that an unhealthy diet and couch potato lifestyle put your health at risk, but when considering improvements, should you change one at a time or both at once?
Jan 21, 2019
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Genomic screening of more than 50,000 people shows that more than 80% of those who carry an identifiable genetic risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer don't know it despite frequent interaction with the ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has shown.
Aug 2, 2018
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Rates of routine screening of U.S. adults for depression have increased slightly in recent years, but remain very low. Adults were screened in about 3 percent of office visits in 2015, up from a low of less than 1 percent ...
Jul 9, 2018
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(HealthDay)—More men could receive PSA blood tests for prostate cancer under revised guidelines released Tuesday by the nation's leading panel on preventive medicine.
May 8, 2018
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates varied widely between U.S. states and counties, according to estimates based on 2014 data, which were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American ...
Mar 5, 2018
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