Will New Drugs End the Crisis?
This is the second in a three-part series on the obesity crisis. Part one tackles a complicated question – why does the obesity rate keep rising despite our efforts to …
HEALTH
Top Sweetener Officially Declared a Carcinogen
The World Health Organization has finally gotten around to declaring the popular artificial sweetener aspartame a potential carcinogen.1 I warned about aspartame’s cancer-causing potential on my site over 25 years …
CDC recommends Pfizer, GSK shots for older adults
Respiratory syncytial virus vial. Manjurul | Istock | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that adults ages 60 and above receive a single dose …
Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge on Friday afternoon will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, …
Skin cancer symptoms to look for other than a new mole
Worldwide, skin cancer is one of the most common forms of the disease with the World Health Organisation reporting up to three million cases every year. It is feared these …
The federal deficit surges, nearly tripling in the last nine months : NPR
The U.S. budget deficit ballooned in the first nine months of its fiscal year, both because of a sharp increase in government spending and a significant drop in tax revenues. …
What Helps Cancer Patients
LIDIA SCHAPIRA: I’m Dr. Lidia Shapira, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, where I’m also the director of the cancer survivorship program. At the 2023 annual ASCO meeting, researchers …
‘In at the deep end’: ditching the car for a cargo bike on the school run | Life and style
It’s been 20 years since I last used a bike every day. But I’m returning to cycling because I want to take my children to school and nursery without the …
Hepatitis C cure isn’t reaching patients due to cost, CDC says
Hepatitis C virus BSIP | UIG | Getty Images The overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not been cured due to …
10 leading causes of early death, according to study – from high BMI to smoking
Millions of people around the globe are shortening their life expectancy due to certain factors. For instance, high systolic blood pressure has been reported as the number one cause of …