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For three years, celebrity chef Paula Deen -- the high priestess of the "add more butter" school of cooking -- has kept quiet about her Type 2 diabetes, while still urging people to make the kind of high-fat, high-calorie food that can lead to obesity, a risk factor for.....Type 2 diabetes.
Forget Jenny Craig diet celebrities like Valerie Bertinelli and Carrie Fisher. The next weight loss star just might have four legs and a tail.
Sorry, bacon and sausage lovers, but a new study finds that eating just one link of sausage or two slices of bacon every day may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19 percent.
Do you think you get worse service and people treat you with less respect and courtesy if you're older?
Seniors with dementia are more likely to be hospitalized for illnesses that could have been prevented or treated with better outpatient care, a new study has found. In the study, which followed 3,091 adults age 65 or older for eight years, researchers found that the 427 seniors who developed…
One in four Americans over age 45 take a statin to lower their cholesterol, but a new study says the popular drugs may increase the risk of diabetes.
Several well-known, over-the-counter medicines from drug-maker Novartis -- including 16 types of Excedrin -- are being voluntarily recalled, the Food and Drug Administration has announced, because some bottles may contain broken pills or tablets from other Novartis products, including some powerful…
When the blood test for prostate cancer was introduced 26 years ago, it was seen as a way to save lives.
An alarming new federal study finds that hospital employees report only one out of seven errors, accidents and other mix-ups that harm Medicare patients while they are hospitalized.
Those who think signs of cognitive decline start around age 60, a new study has some unwelcome news: Brain function could start lessening beginning at age 45.