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Oral Steroids Increase the Risk of Osteoporosis in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis 09/26/2017 08:00pm • If you have rheumatoid arthritis, your rheumatologist probably told you that you're at risk of developing weakened, brittle bones that can fracture easily. If you're also taking an oral corticosteroid, that risk increases. RA is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system goes in For would-be mothers, egg freezing requires discussion and planning 09/26/2017 09:13am • Egg freezing. Egg storing. It's the process that gives women of all ages hope to use their own genetic pool to make a baby sometime in the near or distant future. Egg freezing needs to be talked about a lot more, plain and simple. In your early 30s, it may be time to have a heart-to-heart with yo What you need to know about beta blockers 09/26/2017 09:02am • Heart disease kills one in every four people in the United States. And about 70 percent of people 65 and older take heart medications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some of the most commonly prescribed medications for heart problems are beta blockers, which help con 'Lucky' director John Carroll Lynch talks Harry Dean Stanton's final role 09/26/2017 01:40am • WASHINGTON -- He's one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history, from "Cool Hand Luke" (1967) to "Alien" (1979), from "Paris, Texas" (1984) to "Repo Man" (1984). Now, just days after his death at age 91, Harry Dean Stanton gives his final performance in the indie dramedy "L Is it lung cancer or something else? 09/25/2017 08:00pm • Hearing that you have something abnormal on a lung scan or chest X-ray is scary. The first thing you probably assume is that you have cancer. While that may be true, it's far more likely that the worrisome finding is something less serious. It's actually very common to find a nodule, or small mass. How People Under 50 Can Protect Against Colon Cancer 09/25/2017 08:00pm • On the whole, colorectal cancer incidence and death rates have been going down for decades. "We've made tremendous advances in the treatment for colon cancer to the present day," says Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, deputy director for translational research and co-leader of the molecular therapeutic program at What Are the Side Effects of Anti-Estrogen Drugs and Immunotherapies? 09/25/2017 08:00pm • Modern medicine offers several primary ways to treat breast cancer, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and anti-estrogen treatments. Ongoing investigations of immunotherapies may lead to their wider use in the future. If you've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, your doctor may pre What Is the Link Between Sugar and Depression? 09/25/2017 08:00pm • Ever been hangry? Of course you have. That's when hunger makes you feel irritable or bad-tempered -- hungry and angry. Food, or lack of it, clearly affects our moods in both healthful and harmful ways. Perhaps no food has been implicated more in the diet-mood connection than sugar. Britain's Brain This NIH Program Wants to Change the Face of Health Care 09/24/2017 08:00pm • The National Institutes of Health wants to dismantle cookie-cutter health care. But the organization needs a lot of people to help it figure out how. Researchers from the NIH's "All of Us" project are looking for 1 million people to take part in a large study aimed at discovering customizable solut Taking phone calls and streaming music? Hearing aids have come a long way 09/24/2017 07:02pm • WASHINGTON — Imagine streaming a live concert through your hearing aid. With smart technology hearing aids, that is now a possibility. Out of the 323 million people living in the United States, 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. But hearing aids have come a long way in rece Maryland medical center aims to cut opioid prescriptions in half 09/23/2017 12:59am • WASHINGTON — Take the number of opioids doctors prescribe today, and chop it in half. That's what one area hospital system wants to accomplish by 2019 to help fight the opioid crisis, and it is already making progress. "The physicians in this health system understand and take seriously the lin Should you take vitamin B12 to boost mood? 09/22/2017 08:12am • Our bodies need vitamin B12. "We know that B12 deficiency is very bad for the nervous system," said Dr. Jonathan Woodcock, an associate professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. It can cause problems with cognition and memory, as w Alexa, can you understand me? 09/22/2017 05:13am • Q: Is there a voice recognition system that can replace typing that actually works well? A: As much as technology has advanced since Bell Labs developed "Audrey" in the 1950s, which could only recognize digits spoken by a single user, it's still far from what you’ve seen in science fiction movi 6 must-try autumn tricks that prevent winter weight gain 09/21/2017 08:00pm • No matter how awesome fall is — with its changing colors, crisp air and pumpkin-packed recipes — it's also a bittersweet reminder that winter is on its way. And with winter comes short, dark days, bitter temps and a nagging temptation to hibernate with a bowl of calorie-packed comfort foods. Can You Drive If You Have MS? 09/21/2017 08:00pm • For many people, driving is one of the keys to remaining independent. It's a means to get to the grocery store or the doctor's office and to stay connected to family, friends and the community. But for people with multiple sclerosis, the autoimmune disease that damages nerves and can lead to proble