Taking fish oil as a dietary supplement has a history dating back centuries, but whether it really has a positive effect on our health has been a subject of heated debate.
You can tell the dude sitting next to you in the movie theater is a smoker or vaper; you can smell it on his clothes. But since he's not lighting up and puffing smoke your way, it's OK, right?
A new study found that smartphone users were more likely to use added pain medication but find less relief, compared to those who didn't use the devices.
Long before the novel coronavirus made its surprise appearance, the nation's nursing homes were struggling to obey basic infection prevention protocols designed to halt the spread of viruses and bacteria they battle daily.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's developing a system to track the total number of people in the United States tested for the novel coronavirus and it hopes to post that information online -- but that plan is "wholly inadequate," according to US Rep. Mark Pocan, who wrote a letter of complaint to the federal agency this week.
As officials around the country urged local communities to think about ways to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, California authorities said Wednesday that a person who died from Covid-19 had recently been on a cruise.
Back and neck pain plagues millions of Americans and sucks more health care dollars than any other condition, a new study says. It's time to try some lifestyle changes, experts say.
It's good and bad news for diet soda lovers: Drinking diet soda alone may not lead to weight gain, but eating with carbs can quickly alter the body's metabolism.
Radon is the second-most common cause of lung cancer. Yet, there is no nationwide requirement to test for it. Here's why it's worth testing your house.
"I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair," sings Nellie, the female lead in the 1958 film version of the classic musical "South Pacific," as she showers her hair squeaky clean.
A major part of the Affordable Care Act -- the expansion of the Medicaid program -- may be linked to lower rates of women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or about six weeks postpartum, according to a new study.
It has been more than a month since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. Since the outbreak began, there have been more than 90,000 cases of the virus worldwide and more than 3,100 deaths from it.
Of the more than 120 cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, at least 21 of them are in the Seattle area, according to King County health officials.
The total number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States jumped by two dozen over the weekend, as the first two deaths from the outbreak were confirmed.
A nursing care and rehabilitation facility in the Seattle suburbs is now the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States, with four deaths tied to the site and relatives and friends of its 108 patients barred from visiting.
Bonnie Holstad stood outside a long-term nursing facility in Washington state Sunday holding a sign in hopes of getting information on her husband's condition.
An outbreak of coronavirus in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America's elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions.
