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Acupuncture may help ease pain and improve quality of life for people with fibromyalgia, a new study suggests. (more…)

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System welcomed a new general surgeon and former U.S. Air Force colonel to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network and community last Monday. (more…)

America’s war on heart disease and stroke may have suffered a setback. (more…)

If your blood pressure reading at a routine doctor’s office visit is alarmingly high, in most cases that doesn’t mean a trip to the emergency room, a new study suggests. (more…)

For all those parents who fret about how quickly their baby will learn to walk, read up. (more…)

Physical fitness in middle age may lower your risk of stroke after 65, a new study finds. (more…)

Some parents use mobile phones and tablets to calm young children with behavioral problems, a new study finds. (more…)

Millions of family and friends who help older, disabled adults manage medications and navigate the health system may be sacrificing their own well-being, a new study suggests. (more…)

Twice as many people as previously thought are genetically predisposed to develop dangerously high cholesterol levels, new research suggests. (more…)

Sticking to a moderate or intense exercise regimen may improve a man’s odds of surviving prostate cancer, a new study suggests. (more…)

Eating green leafy vegetables daily may decrease the risk of glaucoma — a serious eye disease — by 20 percent or more over many years, a new study suggests. (more…)

It’s probably not a milestone that will do many feminists proud, but teenage girls in the United States now start to drink alcohol sooner than boys do, a new study shows. (more…)

Keeping track of your blood pressure at home may provide a better indicator of your risk for heart disease and stroke than waiting to have it taken by your doctor, Japanese researchers report. (more…)

If nearly all women worldwide breast-fed their infants and young children, there would be about 800,000 fewer children’s deaths and 20,000 fewer breast cancer deaths a year, researchers report. (more…)

The right fit and comfort of running shoes are essential for pain-free workouts, so consider the shape of your arches when selecting shoes. (more…)

Declines in thinking skills could have a greater impact on Parkinson’s disease patients’ ability to converse than physical problems, according to a British study. (more…)

The more time young adults spend using popular social media, the greater the link to depression, new research suggests. (more…)

Women who survive either breast or thyroid cancer may be at increased risk for the other tumor type, according to a new analysis. (more…)

Americans need to cut back on added sugars, saturated fats and salt if they want to eat a diet that can improve their health, according to the federal government’s latest version of its Dietary Guidelines. (more…)

Researchers report that they’ve made progress toward using 3D printing technology to produce human tissue. (more…)