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This biomarker is a better predictor of heart disease than cholesterol: What to know about C-reactive protein.

This biomarker is a better predictor of heart disease than cholesterol: What to know about C-reactive protein.

This biomarker is a better predictor of heart disease than cholesterol: What to know about C-reactive protein. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has

Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.

Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.

Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs. Nearly 10 years after Kara Kenan of North Carolina finished treatment for advanced breast cancer, her routine bloodwork revealed an increased level of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase. Kenan’s primary care doctor didn’t think that was important,

Study reveals how to protect dogs from deadly breathing condition

Study reveals how to protect dogs from deadly breathing condition

By Stephen Beech More selective breeding may help protect pugs and bulldogs from a potentially deadly breathing condition, suggests new research. They are among several flat-faced dog breeds threatened by Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS). The new study involving more than 4,000 pugs, bulldogs and French bulldogs found

Stress-sensing lie detector can also spot distressed babies

Stress-sensing lie detector can also spot distressed babies

By Stephen Beech A new stress-sensing wireless lie detector can also spot potentially deadly sleep disorders in babies. The patch monitors physical signs of stress, indicative of lying in interviews, when attached to someone's chest. But, beyond its capacity as a wearable lie detector, American scientists say

RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters

RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters

TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation’s health secretary. “What do you guys want to be when you grow up?” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a carpet full of preschoolers. “A dinosaur!” the boy replied,

You have 30 minutes to save a knocked-out tooth. Only 27% of US adults know that.

You have 30 minutes to save a knocked-out tooth. Only 27% of US adults know that.

You have 30 minutes to save a knocked-out tooth. Only 27% of US adults know that. Most U.S. adults say they would do almost anything to avoid losing a natural tooth. Most have also put off going to the dentist when they suspected something was wrong. And some

Toddlers can remember smells from the womb

Toddlers can remember smells from the womb

By Stephen Beech Toddlers can remember vegetable smells from the womb, according to a new study. Three-year-olds are less likely to react negatively to the smell of vegetables they were repeatedly exposed to before birth, say scientists. They believe their findings could help establish healthier eating habits in