Aug 17 What will it take to reverse childhood obesity? More than a single solution By Laura Santhanam A recent study highlights how complicated childhood obesity continues to be, as the United States scrambles to address one of the greatest risk factors for chronic illness, including diabetes, cancer and heart disease, later in life. Continue reading
Jun 16 Controversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report By Sharon Begley, Andrew Joseph, STAT The National Institutes of Health will shut down a controversial industry-funded study of moderate drinking and heart disease after a task force found severe ethical and scientific lapses in the study’s planning and execution, the agency’s director said Friday. Continue reading
Nov 22 Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago, researchers say By Teresa Carey Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered documents demonstrating that members of the sugar industry called off a study in the 1960s because it linked sucrose -- a common sugar -- to heart disease and bladder cancer… Continue reading
May 15 Racial segregation may raise blood pressure among African Americans, study says By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the condition. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 8:32 Fighting to breathe in the world’s most polluted city By PBS News Hour Delhi now outranks Beijing as the world's most polluted city. Carbon dioxide, ozone and fine carbon particles get trapped over India's capital, mostly due to dirty fuels, causing long-term health consequences such as lung and heart disease. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Nov 17 How cancer could emerge as the leading cause of death in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam Researchers at the CDC studied four decades of data to project when cancer may become the single most lethal illness in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: As cease-fire starts, Assad insists he means to retain control By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a cease-fire in Syria, negotiated by the United States and Russia, took effect at sunset, despite government attacks in Aleppo. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared in a recaptured Damascus suburb to say that he means… Continue watching
Jun 30 The man who studies how Americans die By Laura Santhanam In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Continue reading
Dec 22 Study: Some cardiac arrest victims ignore warning symptoms By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they collapse. Continue reading
Sep 21 Surge in statin use among very elderly without heart trouble raises doubts By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News Inexpensive statin drugs are given to millions of people to reduce cholesterol, even many who do not show signs of heart disease. But a recent study has found that seniors with no history of heart trouble are now nearly four… Continue reading