LIVING HEALTHY

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• Tularemia and other diseases (even plague!) are surging in Colorado

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• Jul 07, 2015 12:22 AM EDT

• Colorado is looking at a surplus of rabbits, which in turn is causing the state to be on track for a record number of cases of tularemia, or rabbit fever. Hantavirus and plague are also on the rise.

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• Here’s a Simple Way to Increase Your Life Span after 65

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• Jul 06, 2015 11:20 PM EDT

• Currently, the average life span of human beings is at 70 years. Although this is so much better than the average of 40 years many, many years ago, researchers have discovered a technique to further increase your chances of living longer without compromising q…

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• Immune-compromised Washington State woman died of measles in the spring

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• Jul 06, 2015 07:37 PM EDT

• Measles was once declared elminated from the United States. A Washington woman is the first American to die from measles since 2003.

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• People with type 2 diabetes may see better blood sugar levels with surgery than with lifestyle chang

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• Jul 06, 2015 06:41 PM EDT

• A small study has found that people with type 2 diabetes who had weight loss surgery did better than those who wen through an intervention program on diet and exercise.

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• What Is Intermittent Fasting And Its Health Benefits?

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• Jun 26, 2015 06:33 AM EDT

• Fasting has been the talk of the town for quite some time. Many people are adapting this method to promote health and lose weight. Also, during the Ramadan season, many individuals showcase their faith through fasting. A number of studies have suggested that f…

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• Being in a clinical trial is a way to help medicine move forward, and no, you won’t be a “lab ra…

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• Jun 23, 2015 06:59 PM EDT

• Clinical trials are studies in which people volunteer to participate in controlled tests; they are at the heart of medical research. Without clinical trials, there would be no children cured of leukemia or people with organ transplants

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• Here’s Why You Should Sleep More

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• Jun 22, 2015 06:27 AM EDT

• A new study has found that the lack of adequate sleep may significantly increase the risk of having heart attack and stroke. Now, growing body of research is reiterating on the importance of promoting adequate sleep to prevent serious health problems.

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• The FDA is making food companies phase out trans fats, but why?

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• Jun 19, 2015 01:01 PM EDT

• The FDA announced that it will require food makers to phase out most artificial trans fats over the next three years, but what are trans fats?

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• An estimated 168,000 adult cancer deaths per year are linked to cigarettes

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• Jun 19, 2015 12:01 PM EDT

• About half of all of the deaths that occur due to 12 types of cancer in people over age 35 are due to smoking cigarettes.

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• The number of new cases of HIV in southern Indiana has fallen, but the IV drug crisis remains

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• Jun 18, 2015 12:03 AM EDT

• The number of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—the virus that causes AIDS—has fallen in Scott County. The epidemic of HIV cases are due to the abuse of intravenous prescription drugs in southern Indiana.

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• The likelihood of heart failure returns to normal about 15 years after a smoker quits

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• Jun 17, 2015 11:57 PM EDT

• Fifteen years after you quit smoking, your risk of heart failure and death may be the same as for someone who never smoked.

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• Repeat ER visits are more costly than the original visit

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• Jun 17, 2015 01:47 AM EDT

• It is bad enough to be sick enough to have to go to the emergency room, but to have to go back for the same problem is worse A new study has found that repeat visits to the ER, including visits to a different ER, for the same problem are common.