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About 20 percent of patients don't pursue their doctor's referrals to specialists, a study in Annals of Family Medicine shows. Why? More than 25 percent of them disagree with their M.D.'s advice. Don't disregard a
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More than 60 percent of women don't sleep the recommended seven to nine hours a night, which can raise their risk for weight gain and heart disease. Rest assured—you can make up for lost zzz's: Miss 10 hours during
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You'd never know from your favorite TV shows that accidents on the road are the leading cause of death for people under the age of 40 in the United States. Characters wear seat belts only 62 percent of the time, and a mere 9 percent strap on bike
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Research shows some upsides to your health downers.
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How to avoid the 10 problems that are most likely to have young women dialing their doctors
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THIS CONDITION IS STRIKING MORE WOMEN THAN MEN AND HITTING US HARDER, TOO. SO WHY AREN'T WOMEN GETTING THE HELP WE NEED?
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many doctors don't know to look for the disease in women, says Bobby Lanier, M.D., president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Compounding the problem: In addition to the 9.6 million women w...
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