HEALTH CONDITIONS

Knee pain in the US increased 65% over the past 20 years. Easy exercises can help

CNN – Osteoarthritis is often the cause of knee pain, especially for women and older adults, according to the Arthritis Foundation. But sore knees may also result from an injury, weak or tight muscles, obesity, overuse, or muscle imbalances. “Establishing a correct diagnosis is super important,” said Dr. Adam Kreitenberg, a rheumatologist and internal medicine physician at Rheumatology Therapeutics Medical Center in Tarzana, California. “You’ll want to know if the pain is from, say, a fracture,...

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene wants men banned from women’s spaces in ‘all taxpayer-funded facilities’

"McBride, a biological male, does not get a say in women's private spaces," Congresswoman Nancy Mace posted.

Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study

Sitting in an office all day could be linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study suggested.

Texas to stop classifying abortion-inducing drugs as “reproductive care”

LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR – A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would reclassify two drugs used for reproductive health as controlled substances, which would place further restrictions on their access. The proposal mirrors a law in Louisiana that went into effect Oct. 1 that treats mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances in state law. While the drugs are used in medication abortions, they have other applications such as treating life-threatening hemorrhaging. Texas state Rep.-elect Pat Curry,...

Deadly outbreak of E. coli infections traced to organic carrots; dozens of brands recalled

The symptoms of E. coli infections vary for each person but often include severe stomach cramps and diarrhea, which is often bloody.

An egg a day could help keep cognitive decline away, at least for women

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Eggs have had a complicated history when it comes to health and nutrition. First, they’re good, then they’re bad, then food scientists say they’re good again. Well, researchers are once again placing all their eggs in the “good” basket, finding that these controversial sources of cholesterol may be even better your our brains than we thought. A team from the University of California-San Diego has discovered that older women who eat eggs...

Cannabis tied to alarming rise in cancer, birth defects, and accelerated aging

Cannabis users appear to be passing on DNA mutations to their children in the womb.

Types of Leg Pain You Shouldn’t Ignore

WEBMD – We’ve all had leg pain at some point. Maybe you banged your shin against your favorite chair, or you had an intense cramp in your thigh or calf muscle. It hurt, but it got better fast. Leg pain that seems severe, ongoing, or out of the ordinary is a different story. Sometimes it’s a sign of an urgent problem that could stick around -- or get worse -- without treatment. Call your doctor if you...

‘Prosecute Fauci’ Calls Grow Among MAGA After Trump’s Victory

Amid Trump's victory in last week's election, his allies have stepped up calls to have Dr. Fauci prosecuted.

The controversy of ‘female hysteria’

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – A fondness of writing, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, and even infertility — for the best part of two centuries, all of these and more could easily fall under the umbrella of “female hysteria.” Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, female hysteria was one of the most commonly diagnosed “disorders.” But the mistaken notion that women are somehow predisposed to mental and behavioral conditions is much older than that. In...

- Advertisement -

HEALTH CONDITIONS

TRENDING

Salmonella outbreak linked to home delivery meals sickens more than a dozen people, 7 hospitalized

What the science says about acetaminophen, pregnant mothers and autism

What is Fixed Indemnity Health Coverage?

Six-time Stanley Cup winner Ken Dryden dies of cancer at 78

HEADLINE HEALTH • PO BOX 49043 • CHARLOTTE, NC 28277