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Adding more water to your daily routine can help lower the risk of urinary tract infections, according to researchers.

This one simple thing can help keep urinary tract infections at bay

June 2, 2018 at 1:01 a.m.

Drinking plenty of water each day may have an unexpected benefit — staving off urinary tract infections, a new study reports. Young women plagued by UTIs who drank an additional...

‘Kangaroo mother care’ benefits may last well into adulthood

June 8, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

When Einat Zemach's son was born early at 32 weeks' gestation, she and her husband would snuggle him skin-to-skin upon their chests for two or three hours at a time....

Researchers warn that the increasing price of the drug naloxone, an overdose antidote, could result in more opioid-related fatalities.

Rising price of opioid overdose antidote could cost lives, study finds

June 8, 2018 at 6:47 p.m.

Escalating prices of the drug naloxone may threaten efforts to reduce opioid-related deaths across America, a team from Yale University and the Mayo Clinic warns. Naloxone is a drug given...

Among children, antibiotics accounted for the majority of emergency visits due to adverse drug events.

These medicines often send Americans to ERs

June 8, 2018 at 11:31 p.m.

An estimated one in 250 Americans lands in the hospital emergency department each year because of a medication-related reaction or problem, a new federal study finds. Among adults 65 and...

Fitbit, other heart-rate wristbands often inaccurate, study finds

June 9, 2018 at 11:52 a.m.

Watchlike wristbands that monitor heart rate may not offer true readings during exercise, a small study finds. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute tested four different wrist-worn...

The findings of a new study highlight the need for women in early menopause to discuss hormone therapy with their doctor, researchers said.

Early menopause linked to higher heart disease, death risks

June 14, 2018 at 5:48 a.m.

Women who enter menopause early may be at greater risk for heart disease and premature death, a new analysis suggests. To reach this conclusion, Dutch researchers reviewed 32 studies involving...

Living past 90 doesn’t doom you to disease, disability

June 10, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.

What if you could live well into your 90s and still be in good health? A new study suggests that may be possible, particularly if you have good genes. "Chronic...

Caring for older adults can take a financial, physical and social toll on family and friends, a new study found.

Helping with health care takes heavy toll on caregivers

June 9, 2018 at 12:46 a.m.

Millions of family and friends who help older, disabled adults manage medications and navigate the health system may be sacrificing their own well-being, a new study suggests. Caregivers who provided...

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