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Good news for the cheery: A Boston study published this month suggests people who tend to be optimistic are likelier than others to live to be 85 years old or more. That finding was independent of other factors thought to influence life's length — such as "socioeconomic status, health...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has approved a law that will require insurance companies to provide screening mammograms for men and women starting at age 35 when it is deemed medically necessary.  Cuomo approved the bill, called “Shannon’s Law,” on Aug. 2, and it will go into...

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease. "We are testing if exercise is medicine for people with a mild memory problem," says Laura Baker, principal investigator of the nationwide EXERT study and associate director...

Some helpful tips for patients and family members, alerting them to what they can expect and what they can do to recognize and prevent complications. Click Here for more information......

June is national Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness month. About 5.8 million Americans now have the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. That number will climb to at least 13.8 million by...

Trying to figure out what months are allergy season can also feel like something of a trick question. https://www.health.com/allergy/when-is-allergy-season...

Contrast agents are chemical compounds that doctors use to improve the quality of an imaging test. Click here for more information....

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society estimates 1 in 22 men and 1 in 24 women will develop colorectal cancer during their lifetime. Click here for more information....

Clogged heart arteries are still the number-one cause of death in the United States. Click here for more information....