Patricia Lauder said a Fitbit, similar to the one pictured above, saved her life. A 73-year-old woman who bought a Fitbit to help her lose weight said the device actually saved her life. Patricia Lauder, of Connecticut, was feeling ill recently ,but a test for pneumonia came back negative, CBS Miami reported. That was when

They’re just too dangerous to take. I think we’ve heard enough about the adverse effects of those popular acid-suppressing meds called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) at this point to say you need to stop taking them right away. And that if you’ve never popped one, don’t ever start. The latest in a long list of

If you’ve ever suffered through an episode of heartburn you don’t need me to tell you how miserable it can make you. The burning gnawing pain can disrupt your days and keep you awake at night. In fact, heartburn pain can get so bad that it sends countless folks to the emergency room every year

THURSDAY, April 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 billion people worldwide still smoke each day, even though there has been a large decrease in smoking over the past few decades, researchers say. “Robust tobacco control efforts have led to progress in reducing the deadly habit of smoking in much of the world, but much

For the past decade, we’ve been hearing a lot about getting enough sleep and what lack of sleep can do physically and mentally to a person. Most experts say that we should be getting 7-8 hours of quality sleep a night. Not getting enough sleep can make a person more susceptible to obesity, diabetes and

Cases of mumps are becoming more and more common. So far this year, practically every state has reported incidents of the illness. Of course, it’s easy for state and federal vaccine pushers to try and pin the blame on those “anti-vaxxers” they always say are responsible for these things. But guess what? This time, they

I’ve been warning you about the dangers of the flame retardant chemicals known as PBDEs for years now. Found in many household items, from furniture to electronics, these endocrine disrupters have been linked to a long list of troubling health issues including brain development, learning and behavior problems in kids and fertility issues, liver toxicity

More than 42 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with genital human papillomavirus, according to the first survey to look at the prevalence of the virus in the adult population. The report, published on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, found that certain high-risk strains of the

WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Yo-yo dieting — quickly losing weight only to promptly regain it — may raise the risk of heart problems, a new study suggests. People who experience regular weight fluctuations of 8 to 10 pounds are much more likely to suffer from heart disease, heart attack, stroke and other

Nutrients boost your brainpower I’ve been in this business a long time — more than two decades now — and I’ve never heard of anyone who urges patients to take selenium and vitamin E to prevent dementia. But there are people who have to build a house out of Coke bottles and watch it fall