How to treat and prevent jock itch
Jock itch can be an irritating—and embarrassing—problem for men. Learn how to treat it
Study says circumcision doesn’t make penis less sensitive
Men who are circumcised as infants are no less sensitive than those who keep their foreskin.
There’s a potential problem with ‘good cop, bad cop’ parenting
When a child has an overbearing parent, it’s bound to be stressful, and it may even spur a “good cop, bad cop” dynamic between parents.
Illinois says 5 more people with bacterial infection have died
The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin.
Can these superfood cocktails cure hangovers?
After nearly two decades of making hangover-inducing cocktails for Manhattan boozehounds — Iggy Pop among them — at joints such as Le Souk, Jules Aron became a juicehead in the best sense of the word.
Terminally ill dog who had bucket list dies peacefully
A terminally ill Michigan pooch spent his final month living out a bucket list of experiences — including riding in a police car, going on a doggie date, and gobbling up a string of sausages.
Plastic surgeons taking to Snapchat to broadcast operations in real time
Going under the knife in March for her first breast augmentation didn’t scare 29-year-old Jessica Wilson.
Common medicines tied to changes in the brain
Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia.
Polish baby born from mother on life support is doing fine
Hospital authorities in southwestern Poland say a baby born two months after his mother was put on life support is home and doing fine.
Drones could speed up HIV tests in remote areas
Malawi has started a test program that uses drones to improve access to HIV testing for babies.
Indiana couple spots crucifix in baby’s sonogram photo
An Indiana baby due in June is already making headlines after his parents spotted a “divine” message in one of his sonogram photos.
Global HIV drive hampered without drugs for ‘neglected’ West and Central Africa
A global drive to help curb the HIV epidemic by 2020 will fail unless millions of people with the virus in West and Central Africa receive life-saving drugs, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Wednesday.
The average bystander won’t know how to control bleeding
Very few Americans have taken a first aid course in the last two years, and those who did probably didn’t get taught to control bleeding, a U.S. survey suggests.
Inquiry halts work at two NIH labs
The National Institutes of Health shut down production of clinical-study drugs at two laboratories after an internal inquiry found them “not in compliance with quality and safety standards.”
Friends, finances may affect how long women breast-feed
Mothers with more social and financial resources may breast-feed longer than women with less support, a German study suggests.
Life expectancy for white Americans declines
Life expectancy fell for the U.S. white population in 2014 and remained flat for all population groups combined, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showing how increases in death rates from suicides, drug overdoses and related causes are threatening an important measure of health and prosperity.
Lip implant procedures hit record high in 2015
Last year marked a record number of lip implants in the United States, according to data released this week from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Eating nuts linked to lower risk of colon cancer
Eating nuts has been linked to a number of health benefits, such as a reduced risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease
‘Magic mushroom’ drug psilocybin may ease pain of rejection
The hallucinogen found in “magic mushrooms” may help ease the pain of feeling rejected or left out of a group, a small new study suggests
After son’s death, Australian family warns about dangers of ‘huffing’ deodorant
Phoenix Werner’s family said he was never into the drug scene and just wanted to fit in, but without their knowledge, the 14-year-old boy had been huffing spray deodorant to get high— a choice that cost him his life.
12-year-old with rare heart defect becomes honorary Marine
Nathan Aldaco suffers from a rare congenital heart defect, but his health condition hasn’t prevented him from fulfilling his wish to become a U.S. Marine.
4 healthy ways to spend your tax refund
If you’re torn between investing your tax refund and spending it, try this: Invest in yourself by spending it on your health.
5 ways to avoid getting sick at the supermarket
You can buy all the protein and produce you want, but if you don’t handle it the right way at the supermarket, the healthiest food can still make you sick.
This phrase will end almost any argument with your partner
Fighting with bae is the worst—let’s be real, we just want to get straight to the making up in bed.
‘Super gonorrhea’ may go global, become untreatable
Last year’s emergence of so-called “super gonorrhea” in Leeds hasn’t ended in the UK city.
Trying to avoid dairy? Consider pea milk
A new alternative to cow milk comes from a source you wouldn’t expect: peas.
Not all cranberry supplements prevent urinary tract infections
– Taking cranberry supplements has long been recommended to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), but it’s important to choose the right products, researchers say.
Bristol-Myers’ Opdivo extends survival in head and neck cancer, study finds
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s cancer immunotherapy drug, Opdivo, helped advanced head and neck cancer patients with a dismal prognosis live longer than other standard treatments, according to data from a late-stage study presented on Tuesday.
April is autism awareness month: Get the facts
Imagine being told that your child would never give you a hug or say, “I love you.”
Why a few minutes of exercise can show results
Mark Ewell was at the St. Louis airport waiting for a flight and lamenting that he hadn’t had time to work out that day.
FDA campaign takes aim at chewing tobacco use by rural teens
Government health regulators will team up with minor league baseball teams as part of a new campaign to discourage rural teenagers from using chewing tobacco.
Diabetes may shorten healthy years of life
– Men and women with diabetes generally have shorter life expectancy and fewer years without disability than people without diabetes, according to a new study from Australia.
Eradication of Zika-spreading mosquito in Brazil unlikely
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — In the 1940s and 1950s, Brazilian authorities made such a ferocious assault on Aedes aegypti – the mosquito that spreads the Zika virus – that it was eradicated from Latin America’s largest country by 1958.
What pregnant women need to know about the threat of Zika
Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it.
Colorado pot report: More adults using drug, but not kids
Colorado kids are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal – but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state’s 2012 recreational marijuana law.
Healthy diet may cut blood pressure risk after pregnancy-related diabetes
Diabetes during pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, raises a woman’s risk of high blood pressure years later, but eating healthy may bring that risk back down, according to a new study.
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