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In English | Debido a que la temporada de gripe está por comenzar, las autoridades de salud aseguraron a las personas que la nueva y actualizada vacuna antigripal disponible desde ahora debería funcionar mejor que la del año pasado.
The overuse of antibiotics — including in animals used for food — is one of the country’s top health threats, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, because it has led to “superbug” infections that no longer respond to medication.
En español | With flu season about to start, health officials reassured Americans that the new, updated flu vaccine now available should do a better job than last year’s.
In English | Cada año, el grupo de protección al consumidor Center for Science in the Public Interest ( CSPI, Centro para la Ciencia en el Interés Público), con sede en Washington D.C., revisa los menús de las cadenas de los restaurantes más populares del país, y establece cuáles comidas son tan…
Health officials have changed their minds — again — about blood pressure guidelines.
In English | La Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos) ha aprobado el primer medicamento diseñado para tratar la falta de libido o deseo sexual entre las mujeres premenopáusicas, aunque algunos expertos dicen que también podría ayudar a las mujeres mayores.
There's no debate that exercise can help us live a longer, healthier life. But let's say you have a chronic health condition that makes exercise difficult. Or maybe you're just very busy. Is there a minimum amount of exercise older adults can do to reap at least some benefits?
En español | Every year the Washington, D.C., consumer-watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest ( CSPI) takes a look at menus from the country’s top chain restaurants and figures out which meals are so mind-blowingly unhealthy, they deserve some kind of dishonorable mention.
Former president Jimmy Carter, who announced Thursday he has melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain, is being treated with two cutting-edge therapies that offer new hope to the 76,000 Americans diagnosed annually with this type of cancer.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first medication designed to treat lack of sexual desire in premenopausal women, although some experts say it may be helpful for older women as well.