Although most Americans with high blood pressure are taking steps to combat the potentially deadly condition, only 30 percent have it under control, say researchers in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
That means the 70 percent of adults …
John Jacobsen is a relatively quiet man until you ask him about his love for walking.
“I’ve been active all my life,” said Mr. Jacobsen, a 71-year-old retiree from Mount Laurel. “No matter how hard I worked in a day, …
There are few professions left that do not use computers in some way, just as there are few households that do not consider the family computer an essential appliance. But all those hours online can take a toll on your …
Life-saving cancer screenings and early detection programs at the Cooper Cancer Institute are paving the way to providing the best possible cancer care to the region’s under-served population. Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, R.N., M.S.N., A.P.N.C., has led this journey for over 10 …
Adjusting to college life isn’t always easy for high school graduates, many of whom are accustomed to the parental and teacher oversight and structured schedules of their high school days. But for the young person with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), …
Men with increased body mass index, or BMI, were significantly more likely to be infertile than normal-weight men, according to a report in the journal Epidemiology.
Study lead author Markku Sallmen, Ph.D., at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, says …
When you were a child, practically nothing beat a glass of ice-cold milk to wash down a few homemade cookies. But as an adult, you may have moved away from milk, even though it is one of the best sources …
CRT-D offers doctors clue to relationship between congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.
Barbara Anglosi’s implanted heart device and defibrillator works so well she doesn’t even notice when it activates.
Mrs. Anglosi, 75, of Marlton, New Jersey, had a bi-ventricular …
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types. The number of skin cancer cases continues to rise, with most caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet rays. Exposure comes from the sun, but some may also come from …
An initial scare, a revelation and, ultimately, a surgery that changes life for the better.
Andrea Beicht remembers vividly the bizarre, out-of-the-blue event that signaled something was wrong. It actually sounds like a special-effects scene from a movie.
“It was …