Current Health News

October 28, 2015

Feeling tired? Got joint pain? Depressed or gaining weight... but don't know why? Then this may be out-of-whack. But be careful about taking the standard test to identify it, because it misdiagnoses many. Do this instead to get a fuller picture...

October 28, 2015

Simply being in a doctor's office might artificially inflate your blood pressure reading via the "white-coat effect." Now, a federal advisory board is calling for changes to ensure high blood pressure readings taken in a medical setting are confirmed elsewhere prior to starting treatment.

October 28, 2015

Mounting evidence suggests flame-retardant chemicals called PBDEs are developmental neurotoxicants. Not only are these chemicals commonly found in young children and pregnant women, but they're linked to serious problems in early childhood.