World Kidney Day, March 10: Your body’s chief filters need attention
The kidneys act as the body’s main filtering mechanism, cleansing blood of bad nutrients, keeping good ones, and removing excess water. The kidneys also…
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Should you go to a clinic, urgent-care center, the ER, or back to bed?
Deciding what kind of care you need now … Should you go to a clinic, urgent-care center, the ER, or back to bed? When you feel awful and don’t know what…
How you pick snacks
What you snack on partly depends on when and where you are. Savory (not sweet) snacks peak at midday, according to the NPD Group. The desire for something…
Pill packaging makes taking prescriptions easier
Health in the News Pill packaging makes taking prescriptions easier Prednisone is one good example of how pill packs can help. The prescription calls for…
You’ll be more active when doing what you enjoy
Doctors reporting in Duke Medicine say you’ll get more exercise if you take the “should” and “ought to” out of the activity and do it because you like to….
Antibiotics may be enough to treat appendicitis
In uncomplicated cases Antibiotics may be enough to treat appendicitis A Finish study of 530 people, ages 18 to 60, shows that antibiotics, not surgery,…
This daily med can prevent HIV
Some 1.2 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from taking a daily pill called Truvada. Doctors call the treatment “pre-exposure…
Here’s why reducing your top blood pressure number matters … a lot
Individuals with systolic blood pressure at the 140 mm Hg level are usually satisfied by that number. They may be more concerned about the risks of…
One-minute miracle workout
The good news is: You can get the benefits of cardiovascular and aerobic exercise in just 60 minutes a week. Here’s how to do it. You exercise intensely…
Oregon legalizes pot; It’s a battle in California
Health in the News Oregon easily legalizes pot; It’s a battle in California Oregon is the third American state to legalize recreational marijuana sales,…