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Statins, schmatins. Just eat one whole apple a day and you can cut your cholesterol.
Spinal manipulation, in which a chiropractor or osteopath "adjusts" the spine using various kinds of thrusts, is no more effective than other kinds of treatment at reducing lower back pain, a new review of 20 previous trials involving more than 2,600 adults finds.
Good news, Italian-food lovers: A new study finds that eating lots of tomatoes and tomato-based foods like spaghetti sauce is associated with a lower risk of stroke.
Last week's surprise announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a popular generic antidepressant is not equivalent to the original drug also raises concerns doctors and patients have had about other generic versions of common medications.
A popular treatment for severe back pain - steroid shots in the lower back because of ruptured disks or spinal stenosis - has been linked to a growing outbreak of a rare and deadly fungal meningitis from contaminated injections.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - as if you couldn't tell by all the pink-ribbon logos on products, 60-year-old Liam Neeson in hot-pink underwear, and football players, young and old, wearing pink football gear.
Oatmeal is a hearty, healthy breakfast option, and now you can even find it at your favorite fast-food chain or take-out café.
The rate of older adults getting knee-replacement surgery has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new study finds, but the surgery's popularity has also led to increased rates of postsurgery infections and complications.
Could what we eat be killing our brains? Or, to put it another way, could Alzheimer's really be Type 3 diabetes?
Debilitating migraines can stop just about anyone in their tracks, even Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone.