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Published: July 19, 2019 by Douglas A. McIntyre
"Inaccurate or delayed diagnoses are the most catastrophic and costly of medical errors and will affect most of us in our lifetimes." So says the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
Published: July 18, 2019 by Douglas A.
This weekend will be a real scorcher in two-thirds of the United States. Some cities have already set up cooling stations to prevent serious consequences, including heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Published: July 18, 2019 by Douglas A. McIntyre
A major heat wave will hit two-thirds of the United States this weekend and may come with potentially very serious consequences, including heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Published: July 17, 2019 by 247tempo
What stresses us out the most? That depends on a number of factors, including how “stress” is defined. That can […]
Daily consumption of pistachios can reduce oxidative damage to DNA, positively affecting cellular aging and longevity. That was among the […]
Published: July 12, 2019 by 247tempo
We all know that exercise is good for us, both physically and psychologically, but many of us complain that we […]
Published: July 10, 2019 by 247tempo
Grandparents spoil their grandkids. It’s a time-honored tradition. It’s not always a beneficial one, however. A meta-analysis of studies tracking […]
“Getting old,” actress Bette Davis once remarked, “isn’t for sissies.” Physical disabilities, waning energy levels, mental fog… It’s not a […]
Published: July 3, 2019 by 247tempo
By now, presumably almost everybody knows about the dangers of second-hand tobacco smoke: Even if you don’t smoke, being around […]
Published: July 2, 2019 by 247tempo
The decoration on some beer, wine, and spirits bottles contains potentially dangerous levels of such toxic metals as lead and […]
Published: July 1, 2019 by 247tempo
Diabetics wearing implanted insulin pumps are potentially in danger, as their devices could be tampered with from afar. In a […]
Published: June 28, 2019 by 247tempo
Five public health and consumer protection organizations have joined together to ask the U.S. government to require new warning labels […]
Published: June 26, 2019 by Hristina Byrnes
For decades, everyone from medical researchers to academic nutritionists to pop-culture dieticians has been telling us the same thing: For […]
Published: June 26, 2019 by Douglas A. McIntyre
A recent report shows that in some American cities, the lifespan can be nearly 30 years longer in one neighborhood than in another.
Published: June 24, 2019 by 247tempo
One piece of nutritional advice unfailingly drummed into the heads of women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant […]
Published: June 21, 2019 by 247tempo
A new large-scale study conducted by Korean researchers, the results of which were just published in the European Heart Journal, […]
Published: June 19, 2019 by 247tempo
Swiss researchers have established that tannins found in pomegranates are converted in the digestive system into a compound that appears […]
Published: June 19, 2019 by 247chrislange
Melinta Therapeutics shares nearly doubled early on Wednesday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Baxdela (delafloxacin) for priority review.
Published: June 18, 2019 by 247tempo
Chances are pretty good that if you’re a typical citizen of North Las Vegas, Nevada, or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, you’re […]
Published: June 17, 2019 by 247tempo
We keep hearing about the food that goes to waste, but what the food that goes to our waists? Neither […]
A blood pressure medication widely used in Europe and Japan might have potential to slow down the progress of Alzheimer’s […]
Annual deaths from cancer have dropped 27% in the last 25 years, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). However, […]
Published: June 12, 2019 by 247tempo
Heart disease is by far the leading cause of mortality in the United States, but it’s not the one that […]
Published: June 11, 2019 by 247tempo
Switching to a diet based mostly on fruits and vegetables — but still including some lean meat and low-fat dairy […]
