Nov. 1 marks the start of Open Enrollment for people buying their own coverage for 2019 in most states. Despite the turmoil surrounding the Affordable Care Act, most consumers will have more choices and mostly flat — and in some cases lower — premiums. What will happen to the health law going forward, however, will… Read More »
People who believe the myths spread by anti-vaccine campaigners “are absolutely wrong”, England’s top doctor has said. Prof Dame Sally Davies said the MMR vaccine was safe and had been given to millions of children worldwide but uptake was currently “not good enough”. In England, 87% of children receive two doses but the target is… Read More »
Home News Consumer News Health Tip: FDA Discusses Possible Risks of Bodybuilding Products Print this page — Bodybuilding drugs may contain steroids or similar substances that could pose significant risks to users, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Steroids and similar drugs have been associated with severe acne, hair loss, altered mood, irritability, increased… Read More »
When you think about the way your skin changes as you age, there is the stuff you can’t do anything about, and the stuff you can. Chronological aging is the inevitable set of changes that happens to all of us as we clock birthdays. “As we go through the chronological aging process, four major things… Read More »
What begins in the appendix might end up in the brainSCIEPRO/SPL/Getty By Clare Wilson Parkinson’s disease may start in the appendix, not the brain. People are less likely to get the condition if they had their appendix out decades previously. And a toxic compound found in the brains of people with this disease has now… Read More »