More than 131 million doses of flu vaccine have been given this year, but there’s still time to get vaccinated before peak flu season hits, health officials say. (Photo by Lance McCord/Creative Commons) By Allie Bice | Cronkite News WASHINGTON
A woman has her blood sugar tested. Diabetes was cited as the major health challenge in six of Arizona’s counties in a new national study. (Photo by Marcelo Camargo, Agencia Brasil/Creative Commons) By Allie Bice | Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Diabetes, hypertension and
(Featured Photo Credit: pinterest.com) Did you know 94% of survey respondents feel adult products are part of a healthy relationship? Yet only 60% of adults actually tell their partners they use sex toys. Dr. Kat Van Kirk, a licensed marriage,
By: Carla León Celaya It’s easy to say: “He is so confident!” “She is cute and she knows it!” “He is so put together!” “She is very disciplined.” You may have all heard some or all of these phrases –
(Featured Photo: Boris Bulychev/Shutterstock.com) By Gavin Maxwell | Cronkite News (Phoenix, AZ) – Arizona State University researcher Rolf Halden has been warning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the dangers of ingredients found in antibacterial soaps for more than a
Despite recent efforts to establish a healthier lifestyle, obesity is still a dangerous epidemic across the country. 250 million Americans are overweight or obese, and what’s worse—this generation of children will be the first to live shorter lives than their
By: Lorraine Garcia Rivera This week’s skincare tip goes out to my Latina sisters who were “blessed” with oily skin like mine, or to anyone looking for a natural way to detox from deep-seated dirt or oil underneath their skin. Turns
Nearly 70 percent of college students are sleep deprived. So for students transitioning from high school to college, adjusting to the new academic responsibilities, social activities – and lack of structured sleep routine from high school – can be tough.
Mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, are prevalent across the United States, but there’s one mental illness few are talking about, even though an estimated 30 million Americans are affected by it: eating disorders. Eating disorders, are the deadliest mental
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – In an effort to help some patients regain their balance after cancer treatment, researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center are teaching them to dance. The Argentine tango, to be exact. And a new study shows the
