High-Fat Diet May Disrupt Your Sleep
Daytime sleepiness is dangerous. It causes everything from car accidents to poor cognitive performance and affects roughly 20 percent of the American adult population. Hoping to find out what’s...
Patients with mental illness fare worse after hip surgery
People with psychiatric illnesses are more likely to have complications after hip replacement surgery, according to a recent analysis. This added risk is something doctors and patients should...
Better to get your flu shot in the morning
You’re better off getting your flu shot in the morning than in the afternoon, researchers from England say. “This is a free (course of action) that could seriously boost older adults’ vaccination...
Rotating night shifts tied to heart disease risk
People who occasionally work night shifts may be at a slightly increased risk of heart disease, according to a new study. Nurses in the study who worked at least three nights per month were more...
Childhood obesity not down in U.S
Rates of childhood overweight and obesity have not decreased in the U.S. in recent years, and severe obesity is on the rise, especially for minority children, according to a new study. Ten percent...
U.S. panel: Sarepta Duchenne drug not proven effective
An experimental drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a devastating degenerative disease that mostly affects boys, has not been proven effective, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Monday. The...
Zika’s origin and global spread
The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda’s Zika Forest identify the...
WHO issues yellow fever warning as deadly outbreak grows
Amid rising concern over a deadly outbreak of yellow fever spreading from Angola, the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged travelers to the African country to heed its warnings and get...
