Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in over-50s, study finds

AN ALARMING new study released this week explores a practice called stealthing – where men remove condoms during sex without their partner’s consent – and the online communities which encourage this behaviour.

WHO’s latest estimates for malaria show that many countries with ongoing transmission significantly reduced their disease burden in recent years.

(CNN) Even the smallest among us can be big heroes. Take the lowly wax worm, for instance. The larva of the greater wax moth is considered a huge pest in Europe, because it acts as a parasite in bee colonies.

(CNN) Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic, causing 91 overdose deaths each day. Yet the total number of opioid-related deaths may still be underestimated, suggests new research from the US Centers for Disease …

A Utah man who was denied a double-lung transplant in his home state after doctors found a trace of marijuana in his system has died, his family said.

Researchers trying to figure out how meat causes heart disease came up with another possible explanation Monday: an essential nutrient found in meat and eggs might be a culprit.

NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) – With an eddy of leaves trailing behind them, Carmen and Lupita Andrade take off in their father’s old truck, a couple of high school girls learning to drive.

Vaccines have made huge inroads over recent decades – dramatically shrinking the numbers of people affected by potentially deadly diseases such as measles, whooping cough, influenza and polio.

MONDAY, April 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More bad news for plus-sized Americans: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable life-years lost in the nation, a new study finds.

State officials are launching a campaign to encourage Arizona residents and visitors to take steps to counter the spread of Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women.

BOSTON — Marijuana legalization will increase arrests and addiction, argued two Western Massachusetts county sheriffs on Monday as they sought to raise taxes on the marijuana industry to fund drug addiction treatment.

Other states have let some sell early while rules for new stores are created, but who would qualify is debatable. By Kevin MillerStaff Writer.

Don’t count on Lance sandwich crackers and Little Debbies from the vending machines in some California towns. California TV station KRON 4 is reporting the University of California Davis has introduced something called a “Wellness To Go” Machine, that …

Less than one third of men in the United States reported having a balanced discussion with their healthcare provider about the pros and cons of undergoing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screen for prostate cancer.