Top Seven Summer Health Risks
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The heat facilitates a great deal of summer fun, but it’s also the culprit behind many threats to your health.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), heat is the number one weather-rela…
FDA Investigating Z-Pak Antibiotic Linked to Heart Risks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly known as Z-Pak, after a study linked the drug to an increased risk of death.The study, published Wednesday in the New Eng…
Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Some Conditions, Study Shows
Gerald Zanetti/FoodPix(NEW YORK) — Hey, coffee lovers, here’s another reason to defend that java habit you just can’t kick. A study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from sever…
Z-Pak Antibiotic Raises Death Risk for Some, Says Study
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Patients prescribed the antibiotic azithromycin are more likely to die than those prescribed a different antibiotic, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. These r…
Elderly Women with Common Heart Condition at Higher Risk for Stroke
Pixland/Thinkstock(MONTREAL) — Elderly women diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a common type of irregular heartbeat, are at higher risk of stroke than elderly men with the same heart condition, regardless of the use of a common blood thinner to prev…
Cancer Risk Among Women Taking Contraceptives Measured in Study
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(JOHANNESBURG) — Women who have used injectable or oral birth control in the past are at a significantly higher relative risk of invasive breast cancer, but they are at significantly lower risk of ovarian cancer, according to a…
Death After Home Birth Raises Questions
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Before hospitals became the go-to places for giving birth, having a baby at home was considered the norm. Now, with celebrities including Giselle Bundchen and Jennifer Connelly publicly announcing they opted for a home…