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  • The Debilitating Toll of Back Pain

    Roughly 16 million adults in the United States experience persistent back pain that gets in the way of daily activities. Back pain is among the most common medical problems in the country. It is also the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Providers sometimes deliver steroid injections to help minimize…

  • Winter can be a time of culinary abundance. Experts share tips on eating nutritiously

    Winter is settling in across much of the U.S., erasing the freshness and vibrancy of months past. But the chilly season doesn’t have to usher in weeks of lifeless, colorless dinner plates. Dieticians and food experts say winter is a great time to experiment with your food, try out underappreciated seasonal produce and cook a…

  • 3-D Mammograms Are Overtaking Traditional Scans. But Are They Better?

    Women going in for routine mammograms are increasingly being screened with a new type of imaging tool: digital breast tomosynthesis. The new technology, which is sometimes referred to as 3-D mammography or D.B.T., lets doctors look at the breast in greater detail. Some research has shown that it can detect slightly more cancers with fewer…

  • Jennifer Aniston, 54, swears by peptide injections for youthful skin: What they are — and can skincare help?

    Jennifer Aniston shared that weekly peptide injections have worked to keep her skin looking supple. Before we dive into peptide injections, let’s first discuss what peptides even are. Amy Taub, MD, FAAD , Board board-certified dermatologist and assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Medicine, tells Yahoo Life, “Peptides are molecules composed of short chains…

  • Lower Levels of Total Cholesterol Seen in More Recent Birth Cohorts

    More recent birth cohorts have lower levels of total cholesterol and fasting triglyceride levels, and higher levels of fasting glucose, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Xiaoning Huang, PhD, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues quantified national trends in total cholesterol, fasting triglyceride,…

  • After decades of progress, younger generations are facing worse heart disease risks, study suggests

    Younger generations in the U.S. have higher blood sugar levels than their older counterparts, fueled in part by the ongoing obesity epidemic, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. While medications and increased awareness have helped to steadily drive down the average cholesterol and triglyceride levels for the last several decades, the…