You’ve probably already heard that this year’s flu vaccine isn’t very good — the Centers for Disease Control says it only cuts your risk of getting the flu by 25%. And if the coughing/sne...
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2015/01/10-ways-to-avoid-getting-the-flu-this-season/
New research suggests some Americans out there may suffer from a sleep-related disorder that can cause people to be confused and/or sometimes violent when they wake up. Confusion arousal or “sl...
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/08/study-sleep-drunkenness-is-a-thing-you-might-have/
Recent data show private wells in more than several communities in Dedham, Maine, contain dangerously high levels of fluoride, the Scientific American reports. U.S. tap water usually contains sma...
A recent study says men who watch pornography regularly may be shrinking their brain and dulling their sex driver, the Daily Mail reports.
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/06/watching-porn-will-shrink-your-brain-researchers-say/
It’s that time of year when we all spend the daylight hours indoors to escape the oppressive daytime heat, venturing out to the yard at about 7 p.m. (only to rush back indoors) and being chased...
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/05/how-to-get-eaten-alive-in-houston-or-how-not-to/
UCLA-led study suggests strong link between depression and early death among seniors with diabetes This is the UCLA news release on the research: “People with diabetes have about double the ...
Researchers at Auburn University have determined if that little kid running down the plane aisle won't kill you, this definitely might.
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/05/study-finds-most-bacteria-ridden-parts-of-an-airplane/
The health of Texas’ elderly population ranks 41st nationwide, based on 34 metrics analyzed by United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. According to the gro...
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/05/elderly-in-texas-face-health-challenges/
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is joining other major Houston medical facilities in adopting a tobacco-free hiring policy starting next Jan. 1. Under the effort to combat lu...
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2014/May/14/obamacare-primary-care-demand-shortage.aspx
https://blog.chron.com/healthzone/2014/05/obamacare-primary-care-largely-not-overwhelmed/