Tag: health
Who has higher risk of colorectal cancer?
Those who have a first-degree relative — parent, sibling or child — who has had colon or rectal cancer are most at risk for developing the disease themselves.
Spotting the symptoms of an eating disorder
Millions of people across the U.S. struggle with eating disorders.
Taking control of back pain
Anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants can ease immediate pain, while physical therapy helps keep an episode from turning into a more chronic problem.
Obamacare, rural health, and you
If Obamacare needs to be fixed, fix it. If it needs to be fully replaced, replace it. Break it though, and more than 20 million Americans will suffer.
U.S. lifestyle choices to blame for decline in life expectancy
For the first time in two decades, the life expectancy of Americans declined slightly, and the overall death rate rose.
USDA Ohio Rural Development loan brings project to life
Richland and Crawford county residents now have access to a brand-new, 24-hour, full-service hospital.
Cystic fibrosis guidelines can help in diagnosis
An international research group of 32 experts from nine countries has updated the guidelines for diagnosing the genetic disease cystic fibrosis.
Back pain often treatable without surgery
For a vast majority of these people, the pain goes away with simple treatment. Most lower back pain is acute, lasting fewer than six weeks.
A new way to kill mosquitoes, fight diseases like Zika
Peter Piermarini believes there’s a new, biological way to combat the mosquitoes that transmit Zika: make them unable to pee.
Stay safe from Salmonella in backyard poultry
Tips for safe poultry handling practices to avoid Salmonella infection.
