Just 30 minutes a day helps you stay strong, they say. Regular exercise is an important part of heart health, but experts say about 60 percent of American adults don’t get the recommended level of physical activity.
‘Pollen-food syndrome’ leaves mouths itchy, experts say. Does your mouth get itchy after you eat fresh fruits or vegetables at this time of year? You may have oral allergy syndrome, say experts at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
Estrens did build bone, but might also raise cancer risks, study finds. Experimental osteoporosis drugs called estrens do not perform as well as researchers had hoped, new animal studies suggest.
Few Americans eat enough of either food, researchers find. Despite the known health benefits of fruits and vegetables, too few Americans are eating the recommended amounts of these foods, a new study finds.
An extremely painful or stressful event can trigger symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition in which a person may re-live an extremely painful or traumatic experience. People of any age may have flashbacks, painful memories, or nightmares about the event that frightened them.
‘Complex sleep apnea’ is especially tough to treat, researchers say. Mayo Clinic researchers say they’ve identified a new type of sleep apnea called “complex sleep apnea” that may be resistant to standard treatment such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
Older adults with higher levels of magnesium in the blood have stronger muscles, a new study shows. Further research on whether magnesium supplements will help boost muscle function is needed, the authors conclude, given the high risk of injury and disability among older adults.
But the benefits were relatively small, indicating need for newer medications. Two different drug regimens for difficult-to-treat major depression — one a combination of two newer drugs and the other a single, older drug — were comparable in putting people with depression in remission.
While anorexia is a well-known problem of the ballet world, new research suggests that many more dancers suffer from bulimia and other less obvious eating disorders.
Exercise can help people with large waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Finnish researchers said. Type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the illness caused by an inability to make or properly use insulin, is linked to being overweight or obese.