Health Savings Accounts Require Close Attention
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Internet addiction may be red flag for other mental health issues
SUNDAY, Sept. 18, 2016 — Internet addiction may signal other mental health issues among college students, according to a new study. Canadian researchers say their findings could affect how...
View ArticleCowboys Turn to High-Tech Ear Tags to Monitor Animal Health
Cowboys are adding algorithms to their saddle bags. Drugmakers, startups and cattlemen are betting that sensors and data-sifting software can help keep cattle in Western U.S. feedlots healthier than...
View ArticleCommunity Health Systems Exploring Alternatives
Community Health Systems Inc., CYH -2.21 % one of the largest U.S. hospital companies, is exploring a deal after struggling to digest its acquisition of Health Management Associates, Inc. The company...
View ArticleEggo waffles recalled due to health risks
Seriously, let go that Eggo — it could make you sick. Kellogg has recalled around 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles in 25 states including New York that could be tainted with the...
View ArticleFBI impersonation of journalists can be hazardous to their health
FBI headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) A new Justice Department inspector general’s report giving the FBI a pass on its impersonation of a journalist hit home. Law...
View ArticleIT workers brace for outsourcing, layoffs at health insurer
A major health insurer, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), is planning to outsource part of its information technology operation. The employees don’t have all the details about what’s in store...
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How can we get pharma companies to do more for global health? Try ranking them
The World Health Organization reports that a third of the world’s population cannot access important medicines for some of the world’s most devastating diseases, like malaria and tuberculosis. There...
View ArticleStress may cancel out benefits of healthy diet, study suggests
Stressful events may cancel out the benefits of eating healthy fats, a new study suggests, but researchers noted their findings don’t give people permission to eat whatever they want when they’re...
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Here’s How Schools Can Support Students’ Mental Health
Enlarge this image About one in five children in the United States shows signs of a mental health disorder — anything from ADHD to eating disorders to suicide. And yet, as we’ve been reporting this...
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Orlando first responder with PTSD pushes for mental health care
A Pulse nightclub shooting first responder who is worried about losing his job because of his PTSD may have his worries somewhat eased after a push to change Florida law. Gerry Realin, 36, responded...
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The Rogue Doctors Spreading Right-Wing Rumors About Hillary’s Health
When Hillary Clinton seemed to collapse while getting helped into the back of a black van earlier this month, Jane Orient, a physician in Tucson, Arizona, says it felt like a vindication. In early...
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Crohn’s disease could be caused by a fungus in your intestines
Candida tropicalis alongside two other bacteria can cause the condition They together to produce a layer of microorganisms in the intestines This can cause inflammation which results in symptoms of...
View Article25 million people could lose health insurance under Donald Trump’s plan,...
Alberto Abin walks out of the UniVista Insurance office last year in Miami after shopping for a health plan under the Affordable Care Act. Two reports provide new data on the presidential candidates’...
View Article6 healthy ballpark snacks
While part of the food ritual of a baseball game is enjoying a hot dog and nachos, if you’re batting up for some healthier options, you’re in luck. Some Major League Baseball parks have started...
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Alcohol’s Health Benefits May Have Been ‘Grossly Oversold’ by Industry-Funded...
Hm, maybe a nice bottle of water instead? Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Nobody’s ignorant of the fact that alcohol is essentially poison, but what’s always helped people swallow this depressing...
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The Numbers Behind Trump Versus Clinton Health-Reform Proposals
If Democrats keep the White House come November, millions of Americans could gain health-care coverage. If Republicans take it back, millions could become uninsured. A new study ran the numbers under...
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Bird Watch: Diet is key factor in health of young birds
Jim Arterburn tree swallow A tree swallow at its nest in a tree cavity in Sequoyah County. JIM ARTERBURN/Courtesy Jim Arterburn tree swallow A tree swallow leaves its nest in a tree cavity in Sequoyah...
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Teaspoon of turmeric may ward off cancer
Turmeric was once nothing more than a spice in the cupboard you might add to the occasional curry. Yet it’s being hailed as the new superfood that will cure everything from heartburn to food poisoning....
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As a growing army of middle-class parents let their children wear nappies...
Sophie Kathir proudly describes her four-year-old son Mahish as ‘a bright boy who can count to 20, is learning to write and could tell you the name of every dinosaur’. He passed every developmental...
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