Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women

Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help.

Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these bladder issues.

Researchers at Stanford University report that 12 weeks of yoga practice cut incontinence e...

Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths

Each year, an average of 174 U.S. kids under the age of 5 lose their lives over causes linked to nursery products.

Many of these tragedies could be prevented, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday issued a list of products deemed most hazardous.

Leading the list by far: Any soft bedding added into cribs, bassi...

Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?

Doctors sometimes turn to antidepressants as a means of easing older people's physical pain, but a new expert review finds there's little evidence to support the practice.

Antidepressants may even come with hazards for seniors who don't need them, said researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia.

"Harms of antidepressant u...

Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan

An arthritis sufferer’s joints start to get ornery when the weather turns colder, getting stiff and achy as the mercury drops.

Cold weather doesn’t cause arthritis, but it can make it worse, experts say.

"Our joints operate best in temperate weather," said Dr. Mariko Ishimori, interim director at the Cedars-Sinai Division...

Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

Would-be dads don’t have to worry that taking the epilepsy drug valproate will result in children with birth defects, a new review concludes.

Valproate, an anti-seizure drug, is known to cause birth defects and developmental disorders when taken by pregnant women.

But the drug does not appear to have the same impact on the fetu...

U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up -- but only in areas populated by farm animals.

The avian flu virus has been widespread in U.S. poultry as well as herds of dairy cows, raising alarms that the virus might somehow mutate and spread between pe...

New Data Supports Animal Market Origins for COVID Pandemic

The Hunan Seafood Wholesale wet market in Wuhan, China, has long been considered the most likely source of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

That theory is now supported by a new study analyzing more than 800 samples collected in and around the market in January 2020 as the pandemic began.

Those samples show that ani...

Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk

Breastfeeding through the first year of infants' lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds.

Results show that breastfeeding beyond three months supported the gradual maturation of a baby’s gut microbiome, researchers reported Sept. 19 in the journal Cell...

Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age

It's called the MIND diet and its primary aim is to help guard against thinking and memory declines as you age. But does it work?

Yes, claims new research that found following the MIND diet for 10 years produced a small but significant decrease in the risk of developing thinking, memory and concentration problems.

“With the num...

Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling increase in local dengue fever cases, health officials warned Wednesday.

In a public notice posted on its website, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department said at least three people have fallen ill with dengue fever this month after being bitten by mosquitoes in the Baldwin Park neighborh...

U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds

Americans have the worst health care among the world’s wealthy nations, a new report says.

People in the United States die the earliest and live the sickest lives out of 10 developed countries, even though the United States spends the most on health care, according to the annual report by health care think-tank The Commonwealth Fund....

Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising

Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.

Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by Valery Feigin, of the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

It's now the third leading cause of death i...

Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID

One of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, might deliver an added bonus: Lowering users' odds for Long COVID.

Long COVID can present with symptoms including chronic fatigue, brain fog and chest pain and it may last weeks or months after an initial COVID infection. It's thought that millions of Americans suffer with the illness....