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Past articles by Samantha:
Poor Navigation Skills May Signal Alzheimer's Disease
Your reliance on GPS tools might not bode well for your future brain health. → Read More
Health Buzz: Prince Dies at 57
The music icon was hospitalized one week ago with the flu. → Read More
SPF 30 Sunscreen Prevents Skin Cancer By 80 Percent
More evidence makes the case for sunblock's power to prevent cancer. → Read More
Antibiotics in Farm Animals Worsen Drug Resistance
Antibiotics used in pigs can add to the global problem, researchers say. → Read More
How to Come Together to Care for a Loved One With Alzheimer's
Families should resolve underlying issues to help each other cope and care for a person with Alzheimer's disease. → Read More
Fetuses Grow Bigger, Faster if Moms Have Diabetes or Obesity
Babies born to women with obesity begin growing abnormally large by 20 weeks. → Read More
Surprise! These ‘Unhealthy’ Foods Have Health Benefits
Relax! Red meat and bread aren't that bad for you. → Read More
Vitamin D-3 May Improve Heart Function
Heart pumping function improved from 26 percent to 34 percent in patients who took vitamin D-3. → Read More
Kids' Drinks Have Too Much Sugar, Experts Say
Researchers are calling for an overhaul of food and drink marketing to children. → Read More
Cat Parasite Might Drive Your Rage
The common parasite can change brain chemistry in humans, researchers say. → Read More
The 10 Best Diets for Healthy Eating
The last thing you want from a diet is a risk to your health. → Read More
Bumble Bee Recalls Canned Tuna
The canned tuna products may lead to illness. → Read More
Verbal Memory Better in Women vs. Men in Early Alzheimer's
Women have superior brain volume in the earliest stages of the disease. → Read More
Ultra-Processed Foods Take the Cake in American Diet
These type of foods have been associated with obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. → Read More
Glycemic Index Influences Lung Cancer Risk
Diets high in carbohydrates and sugar are a recipe for disaster. → Read More
How to Talk to Someone With Alzheimer's Disease
People with Alzheimer's disease are still people. → Read More
Sleep Deprivation Increases the Munchies
New research suggests that lack of sleep triggers 'the munchies.' → Read More
Health Buzz: Vaginal Seeding Could Be Risky
The practice can put a child at risk for serious infections, researchers warn. → Read More
Health Buzz: Zika Spread Worsened by Climate Change
Researchers have been warning us for years. → Read More
Health Buzz: Copper Kills MRSA at a Touch
The chemical element might help fight the dangerously contagious staph infection, researchers say. → Read More