Health & Wellness - January 2020 Archives

Cervical cancer: Symptoms and causesJanuary is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about cervical cancer. Early-stage cervical cancer ...

The Food and Drug Administration is rolling out new Nutrition Facts food labels to reflect updated scientific research and how people actually eat. One of ...

The morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control (contraception). Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy for women who've had unprotected sex or ...

Here's a new salsa option for an upcoming football party. And if you're in a rush, use roasted red peppers from a jar instead of ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota: Los problemas cardíacos son comunes entre las personas que padecen diabetes. De hecho, alrededor del 33 por ciento de los estadounidenses que ingresan al hospital debido ...

January can be a tough month for blood banks. Donations are often down because of holiday vacations, bad weather, and people sick with cold and flu. ...

The Food and Drug Administration has updated the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods and beverages to reflect new scientific information, including the link between ...

Over-the-counter cold remedies aren't off-limits if you have high blood pressure, but it's important to make careful choices. Among over-the-counter cold remedies, decongestants cause the most ...

Leg and foot swelling during air travel is common and typically harmless. The most likely culprit is inactivity during a flight. Sitting with your feet on ...

Penny George, Psy.D., learned from a young age the role that care and comfort play in health care. Her father, Dr. Robert Pilgram, a general ...

As resolutions go, quitting smoking could be the most important choice on a smoker's list. Smokers are more likely to develop diseases like lung, throat and ...