Physicians and internists, when confronted with patients who are stressed out and show signs of heart problems, are more likely to chalk up the symptoms to anxiety if the sufferer is a woman, a study found. ...more

October 13, 2008

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October 12, 2008

PLANT CITY Plant City commissioners recently joined their counterparts on other government bodies recognizing Oct. 5-11 as Mental Illness Awareness Week. ...more

October 3, 2008

The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

September 26, 2008

Americans are always being counted and categorized by one study or another, so there are plenty of statistics about people with disabilities. Some of the most disturbing have to do with weight. ...more

September 6, 2008

Americans are always being counted and categorized by one study or another, so there are plenty of statistics about people with disabilities. Some of the most disturbing have to do with weight. ...more

September 5, 2008

Want to live to 100? These women share their secrets to longetivy - and happiness. ...more

September 5, 2008

Energy drinks are consumed by people of all ages, but the beverages have been heavily marketed to younger people, prompting questions regarding safety. ...more

September 5, 2008

For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. ...more

July 7, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. -- Patients who checked their blood pressure at home with a pharmacist monitoring those readings over the Internet achieved better blood-pressure control than patients getting traditional care, research shows. ...more

July 2, 2008