Category: 4. Health

You have likely wondered why a seasonal bug knocks you out for a week while your partner merely gets the sniffles, or why COVID-19 hospitalized some healthy adults while others remained asymptomatic.

For years, the answer was vaguely…

The NHS has warned that a prescription medicine used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks can cause a rare side effect for some people.

Atorvastatin is part of a group of medicines called statins which works by slowing down…

SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple people who attended last weekend’s state wrestling championships were later confirmed to have measles, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.

There is concern for any participants at the state…

Vitamin D plays a key role in helping your body absorb calcium. Without enough vitamin D, you may lose bone density and develop osteoporosis, or brittle bones.

Research suggests women are more likely than men to have low vitamin D levels. To…

Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp. That’s because hair growth starts in follicles located below the surface of the skin — a healthy scalp means stronger, shinier, thicker hair and less breakage and hair loss, says Dr. Craig Ziering, a…

Summary: A single exposure to a common fungicide during pregnancy can haunt a family line for 20 subsequent generations, according to a staggering new study. The research found that health problems—including kidney, prostate, and reproductive…

Summary: It is a long-documented phenomenon that women experience chronic pain more frequently and for longer durations than men, but the reason why has often been dismissed as subjective. New research has uncovered a biological basis for this…