Articles by Lois M. Collins
A new study found that drinking about two cups of orange daily for 60 days has health benefits.Regularly drinking OJ may improve blood pressure, inflammation and blood sugar.
Four illnesses have made headlines this summer: Ebola, measles, cyclosporiasis and hantavirus.Cyclosporiasis and measles are still very much a concern.While the cruise ship … [+9001 chars]
The CDC withheld a vaccine study, disparaging the scientific methodology.JAMA published the study, which found vaccine reduced COVID-related hospitalizations.Critics of the … [+4898 chars]
Alzheimer's disease directly affects 7.4 million people in the U.S.The old belief that there's nothing to be done isn't true; lifestyle changes can make a difference.Most pe… [+9732 chars]
Strength training can protect and slow brain aging.More muscle mass and less abdominal fat correlate with brain health.Weight-loss drugs may reduce fat but risk muscle loss.… [+3939 chars]
Half of those who die by suicide had no diagnosed psychiatric risk factors like depression.The absence of genetic risk factors for depression suggests something "meaningfully differe… [+6425 chars]
Utah's measles cases surged to at least 115, the highest in over 30 years.Contact tracing is crucial to curb measles spread effectively.Complications from measles threaten v… [+6037 chars]
Several allergy experts have proposed retiring first-generation antihistamine diphenhydramine.Second-generation antihistamines have fewer side effects and work as well as their prede… [+5464 chars]
