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Dec 31, 2014

Bluetooth Pacifiers and Smart Armchairs: CES' Best Health Tech

LAS VEGAS — The largest display of consumer electronics on the planet, CES, kicked off here on Monday (Jan. 6). Among the nearly 20,000 gizmos on display are a huge assortment of technologies designed with health and wellness in mind. As expected, visitors to this year's CES will see an...

Dec 31, 2014

How Dwelling on a Breakup Might Help You Get Over It

After a breakup, your friends might tell you to find distractions — start a new workout regime, go on dates, or basically do anything to keep an ex out of your mind. That might be good advice. But a new study suggests that taking some time to dwell on the...

Dec 31, 2014

Jimmy Carter's Work to Defeat Guinea Worm Highlighted in New Exhibit

NEW YORK — A new museum exhibit will showcase the massive public health effort it took to beat the grisly parasitic infection called Guinea worm disease, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was here today at a preview of the exhibit's opening. The number of cases of Guinea worm disease...

Dec 31, 2014

Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Treatment

Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental disorder characterized by distortions of thinking and perception. A central element of schizophrenia is psychosis, which means having an abnormal perception of reality. People with schizophrenia can have hallucinations and delusions. Hallucinations are often hearing voices or seeing things. People might say that they...

Dec 31, 2014

Best Yoga Apps

One of the nice things about yoga is that it can be done just about anywhere. With a mat (or a pair of sticky yoga socks) and a few minutes of free time, you can get in a mind/body workout. Sometimes, though, a little inspiration helps. Dozens of yoga apps...

Dec 31, 2014

Couples Who Work Together to Get Healthy Have More Success

Couples who work together to change their unhealthy habits appear to have more successful outcomes, a new study suggests. Researchers in the U.K. found that men and women were more likely to stop smoking, exercise more or lose weight if their partner joined them in becoming healthier. For example, a...

Dec 31, 2014

How Genes and Environment Conspire to Trigger Diabetes

Diabetes appears to be a disease written deeply in human genes, a feature millions of years old, which can emerge yet also retreat through the influence of environmental forces such as diet, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at how obesity, in particular, can trigger the onset of Type 2...

Dec 31, 2014

Here's What to Eat to Lower Inflammation

Ginger, nuts, fatty fish and whole grains are just some of the many foods that have been touted to have anti-inflammatory properties. But do they work? It turns out that experts agree that eating a diet rich in such foods may in fact help lower the levels of inflammation in...

Dec 31, 2014

What Makes Bill Gates Feel Stupid

Bill Gates built the world's largest software company, and with his billions, he's also become one of the world's most prolific philanthropists. But there's still one thing that he says makes him feel dumb: not being able to speak a foreign language. Gates took questions from the public today (Jan....

Dec 31, 2014

US Spike in Measles Cases Due to People Skipping Vaccinations

The sharp rise in measles cases in the U.S. is due to some people not being vaccinated against the disease, officials say. This is not a problem of the measles vaccine not working. This is a problem of the measles vaccine not being used, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon...

Nov 30, 2016

MDMA for PTSD? How Ecstasy Ingredient Works in the Brain

The active ingredient in the drug ecstasy is set to be studied in large-scale clinical trials as a treatment for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, the New York Times reported on Nov. 29. The ingredient, MDMA, has been shown to be effective in treating people with PTSD in smaller studies,...

Nov 30, 2016

Don't Drowse and Drive: Sleepiness as Risky as DUI

Even with holiday travel approaching, it's important to get enough sleep before getting behind the wheel: Missing 1 or 2 hours of sleep nearly doubles a person's risk for a car crash, a new report finds. And missing 2 to 3 hours of sleep more than quadruples the risk for...

Nov 30, 2016

'Pokémon Go' Got Players Moving for 6 Weeks…Then Fizzled

Playing Pokémon Go really does get people to walk more, but the effects appear to be short-lived, a new study suggests. Researchers found that during the week after people downloaded Pokémon Go, they took 955 more steps, on average, compared with people who didn't play Pokémon Go. The study involved...

Nov 30, 2016

'Nightmare' Superbug May Have Spread Outside Hospitals

Six people in Colorado recently became infected with a nightmare superbug that until now, has mostly been limited to people in hospitals, according to a new report. The new cases suggest the superbug may have spread outside of health care facilities. The superbug is known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE,...

Nov 30, 2016

The Longest Night: Do We Sleep Better on the Solstice?

There's a long night coming, literally — the winter solstice comes on Wednesday (Dec. 21), making it the shortest day and longest night of the year. But will that extra time of darkness help you sleep better? Experts say that in general, people do tend to sleep a little longer...