Colorado and The District of Columbia have lower obesity rates than any other U.S. state or territory, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Specifically, more than one in five adults in Colorado (24.9%) and DC (23.5%) are reported to be obese. The CDC reported that more than one in three adults (35%)…
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet can help keep prostate cancer in check, a new study finds. The better a man eats, the less likely his low-grade prostate cancer will progress to a more dangerous state, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the journal JAMA Oncology. For every increase of 12.5 points…
It was almost Thanksgiving. My mom, dad, brother, sister, and I were all in the kitchen cooking for the holiday. Suddenly, my mom dropped a spoon, and her whole body went stiff like a board. We managed to catch her as she fell to the floor. We called an ambulance, and she was rushed to…
Christine Bryant Times correspondent Frank Serna talks about how the weight loss drug Zepbound helped him lose 60 pounds and how it gave him time to develop better eating and exercise habits. Tony V. Martin, The Times In his late 20s, Frank Serna knew what he did next could reshape the course…
Every three seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with a type of dementia, which is the general term for the loss of memory, language, and ability to make decisions enough that it impacts everyday life. Caused by damage to brain cells, dementia is becoming increasingly more common and a leading cause of disability and…