iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor If you’re taking prescription meds because you’re not getting enough sleep each night, you’re not alone. In 2013, nine million Americans had prescriptions for sedatives to help Read More
Dr. Monica Rudiger/Nine Lives Foundation(REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) — A tiny kitten named Smurf, who was dyed purple and appeared to suffer some abuse, is now recovering at the Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City, Calif. Smurf, who is now about 8 weeks old, was just Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — To kick off the New Year, could you give up the occasional cocktail or glass of wine? Would you want to? During the month of January, Alcohol Concern is encouraging people to sign up for their no-drinking challenge, dubbed “Dry Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The fight between junior doctors in England and the government continues. Junior doctors are planning a 24-hour walk-out next week and a 48-hour strike at the end of the month as both the British Medical Association and the government Read More
DigitalVision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — We know that being obese can lead to a shorter life, but is there a residual risk of obesity even after you have lost the weight? A new study suggests there is. Researchers compared weight and height data from two waves of the Read More
ABC News(NEW YORK) — If your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, Chris and Heidi Powell have a few tips to help jumpstart your healthy habits in 2016. The husband and wife team behind the hit show Extreme Weight Loss appeared on ABC’s Good Morning Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Could you give up Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn for 24 hours? How about for an entire week? A year, anyone? One woman in Washington, D.C., with hundreds of Facebook friends, more than 4,000 Twitter followers and more than Read More
iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Many people get a cold and the flu confused, but the reality is they are very different. The common cold is common and definitely makes you feel awful — symptoms include a sore throat, Read More
VILevi/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After 12 years of data showing a decrease in age-adjusted rate for heart failure-related deaths, the U.S. Center for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics says that figure climbed between 2012 and Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Marine Lance Cpl. Tim Donley is a gifted musician, but while he was deployed in Afghanistan, a bomb blew up resulting in the loss of both his legs and seriously damaging his right arm. Donley’s injuries were almost too much to Read More
