Health News Archives

Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Their bodies don't cool quickly, so caution should rise with temperatures

Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Trainers' group warns summer's temperatures can also bring severe injury

Basketball Star Details His Struggle With Gout
Maurice Cheeks shows that the arthritic condition can strike anyone

Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
More than half taking naftidrofuryl, a blood vessel medication, improved distances 50%

Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Review found vets with the syndrome were more exposed to particular compounds

Health Tip: Heat Cramps Shouldn’t Be Ignored
Here's what to do if you get them

Actress Lainie Kazan Turns the Spotlight on DVTs
Life-threatening leg blood clot struck her in her mid-30s

Low-Income Minorities at Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease
Study urges importance of education, screenings to help curb amputations in worst cases

Botox Soothes Writer’s Cramp
70% of patients reported major improvement, Dutch study found

Health Tip: Treating Leg Cramps
Apply heat or massage