Health

Researchers in Denmark found that men who used the nutritional supplement — known for its key ingredient, omega-3 fatty acid — had higher semen volumes and total sperm counts....Read More

People injured as a result of gun violence in the United States have higher rates of chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical and mental health problems than those hurt in motor vehicle crashes....Read More

The latest analysis of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act suggests that the growing numbers of people who now have coverage under the law have benefited in terms improved and increased diagnoses....Read More

Smoking tobacco with a hookah may increase risk for blood clots, which can later cause heart attacks or stroke, a new study has found....Read More

Four strains of the influenza virus have been identified through lab tests as circulating across the United States so far this flu season. This year’s vaccine has two of them, but experts say vaccination still helps....Read More

Blood pressure measures “actually progress more rapidly in women than in men” and begin early in life, perhaps placing women at risk for “later-life cardiovascular diseases that tend to present differently.”...Read More

More than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer diagnosed each year in Europe can be attributed to trihalomethane exposure through drinking water, researchers report....Read More

A new study finds that women who report engaging in sexual activity weekly were 28 percent less likely to have experienced menopause at any given age than women who engage in sexual activity less than monthly....Read More

Flu season is well underway — with 10 million cases already reported — but it’s not too late to get vaccinated, experts say, as this year’s vaccine appears to be effective and the season can last...

Only one in four Medicare recipients undergo cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack or other heart-related health event, a study has found....Read More