We've all heard about how important it is to control our good and bad cholesterol, HDL and LDL. But there's another fat in the blood called triglycerides which may predict which young people are most at risk for life-threatening disease.
Despite long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.
NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie's shocking admission that she had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer helped to raise awareness of a highly aggressive form of the disease often referred to as triple negative breast cancer.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.
ITALY - Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found.
NEW YORK - 4-year-old Landon Schultz loves potato chips; it is one of the few foods he can enjoy. Most of his young life has been about what he can't eat.
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