Cancer drugs are in short supply in our country and particularly people with lymphoma, testicular cancer, and leukemia are affected. Normally, a shortage of any product creates a supply and demand effect and companies scramble to cash in. Not so with these medications.
I’m not really sure how it all happened, but I ended up getting phenomenal care in a startlingly well-run hospital.
I got it all despite a lack of insurance or significant savings.
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The majority of supplement purchasers believe they are both safe and effective. Otherwise, why buy them? But are they? Well, consider this: Not only are some of them not good for you, they may actually shorten your life.
Here are 10 things you should either never or always do in this life, if you ask me. I wish I’d known or believed them all sooner, but hey, now is better than never.
As I write this (Monday night, 12 hours before surgery), I'm feeling really scared. I'm also kicking myself for not having health insurance or getting check-ups.
Frustrated with the health-care system? Don’t know where to turn for help? Want more on the human side of health care? We’ve got you covered.
The FDA says it will temporarily allow importation of a replacement drug for Doxil, a drug for ovarian or bone marrow cancer. It also approved a new supplier for a preservative-free version of methotrexate, a drug for children with leukemia.
Fourteen fractures, a bruised spleen and a fractured collarbone have occurred around the United States to children who fell off the 6-foot tall, plastic, curved Slalom Glider. The slide has been recalled and is at the center of a lawsuit against the city of Lakeland.
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.
The message that emerged from the death of singer Whitney Houston is clear: mixing drugs and alcohol can be deadly. Nationwide, one person dies every 19 minutes of prescription drug overdoses.
The new drugs, direct-acting antivirals, prevent the virus from replicating itself. "We can use the word ‘cure,' " says one doctor involved in the trial.
Usually beginning in December or January, this year's U.S. flu season has finally showed signs of a surge. The CDC isn't sure why it got off to such a late start but this year's flu vaccine seems well-matched to the strains making people sick.
A new study has found high levels of arsenic in toddler formula and cereal bars. The culprit: organic brown rice syrup, used to sweeten the products.
As an example, Lake County students will throw away about $75,000 worth of uneaten fruits and vegetables this year, the result of a local rule intended to help them eat more healthfully.
The stress of caring for sick and aging family member can sometimes lead to violence. In some rare cases, the unrelenting nature of feeling responsible for others, sometimes 24/7, can become too much, experts say.
Antibiotics given to people with sinus infections didn't ease their symptoms or get them back to work any sooner than a placebo, reports a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
There is no one diet, whether it's a Mediterranean, low-carb or low-fat diet, that is consistently better at helping people manage diabetes, a new review shows.
The demand for knee replacements from people ages 45 to 64 has tripled in the past 10 years.
Older people who consumed more than 2,143 calories a day had more than double the risk of mild cognitive impairment compared to those who ate fewer than 1,500 calories a day, according to a study released by the American Academy of Neurology.
A skin-cancer drug bexarotene cleared protein fragments associated with Alzheimer's disease in the brains of stricken mice within days, says a study published in the journal Science.
Medicare patients who enrolled in an HMO for 2012 and now have buyer’s remorse can still get out if they act by Tuesday. But they could wind up a lot worse off if they’re not careful, experts say.
First lady Michelle Obama is set to arrive in Orlando today as the final stop on her national tour to promote her "Let's Move" diet-and-exercise initiative. She'll spend the weekend meeting with church groups and working out with families at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex.
Should the drug, called CVac, succeed in keeping ovarian cancer from returning, it could extend the lives of more than 22,000 U.S. women who are diagnosed each year. There is also a chance that CVac could be made powerful enough to prevent ovarian cancer in the first place.
A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that since 2000, levels of trans fats in Americans’ bloodstreams have plummeted nearly 60 percent.
Under a new ordinance, smoking on Gulfport Beach is banned, so a group of cigar aficionados lit up to test the new law, citing a state law they say takes precedence.
Nearly half of the salt eaten by Americans can be linked to just 10 types of foods, the CDC said. Bread and rolls lead the list.
You may have to reach for the antihistamines earlier this year -- pollen season is in full bloom already, and you can blame the unseasonably warm weather.
Dr. Mehmet Oz breezed through a Winter Park grocery store with winners of a contest to give them healthy shopping and eating tips.
Billing problems can crop up when Medicare beneficiaries who are hospitalizd are placed in a status called "observation care." Those services can result in big expenses.
More than 1 in 5 teens and preteens ride in cars while others are smoking. Secondhand smoke has been linked with breathing problems and allergy symptoms, and more restrictions are needed to prevent it, a new federal report says.
Nine samples from Florida fell below the FDA safety standards when tested for a banned chemical in orange juice shipments from Brazil.
Pfizer has recalled about 1 million packets of Lo/Ovral-28 and its generic equivalent. A manufacturing mix-up led to some packets being distributed with the pills out of order, meaning a patient could have unknowingly skipped a dose and raised her risk of an accidental pregnancy.
The LGBT senior population is expected to double to 3 million in the next 20 years. Most don’t have biological children and this may make aging more difficult, because 80 percent of all caregiving for the elderly is provided by family members.
Erivedge, just approved by the FDA, is intended to treat locally advanced basal cell carcinoma for patients who are not candidates for surgery or radiation, and for patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Sleep and exercise aren't usually paired activities. But evidence shows a fitness program can be beneficial in improving your sleep.
For now, though, anyone younger than 60 will have to see a private doctor to get vaccinated. Although the FDA lowered the age range for the vaccine, most county health departments are sticking with the old guidelines of people 60 or older.
Many Medicare recipients find may be overpaying by hundreds of dollars a year by taking generics. Many brand names are now so heavily discounted, they turn out to be the best option.
As a way to market themselves while giving its students real-world experience, medical schools offer free and low-cost services to the community -- everything from dental work to vision tests and skin cancer screening.
At issue is the health care law’s requirement that insurance companies provide simple explanations of coverage and costs. Consumer groups fear the administration may heed industry complaints that the regulation is too costly.
Researchers found that people who freqently ate fried foods were just as healthy as the ones who ate them rarely, as long as the food was fried in olive or sunflower oil.
Although nearly a quarter of Americans take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, many people can make big changes to their blood chemistry through diet and exercise alone.
The drug Avastin helped make breast cancer tumors disappear in some women with early-stage disease, research found. Avastin recently lost approval for treating advanced breast cancer.
The extensive study concluded that the freakish, skin-crawling Morgellons syndrome exists only in the patients' minds.
Diet and body weight may play a greater role than our genes in determining brain health and risk of Alzheimer's disease, research shows. Though Americans may have more control than once thought over whether they develop Alzheimer's, risk factors are all on the rise.
First lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are expected to announce today that most lunches served in schools will have less sodium, more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables as sides.
Though the addition of fluoride to drinking water has made great strides in the dental health of Americans, it doesn't quiet the controversy. It has been called a Communist plot and has been accused of causing a host of medical horrors, although none of the risks have been proven.
Baltimore is the top U.S. city for hospital care, according to a new HealthGrades report that examined patient death and complication rates at nearly 5,000 hospitals across the nation. West Palm Beach also landed in the top 10 list.
More companies are laying the groundwork to charge fit and healthy people less for health insurance than those who are obese or have unhealthy blood pressure or cholesterol levels.
Seventy-nine million American adults have prediabetes, according to estimates by the CDC. Knowing your blood glucose level helps determine your chances for developing type 2 diabetes.
Lower levels of vitamin D have a strong link to an increased risk of depression, especially among those with a history of depression, says a new study published by the Mayo Clinic.
To combat the high rates of advanced cervical cancer among Haitian immigrants in Miami, a community leader and university researcher are trying a new approach.
In the wake of two deaths from using tap water for nasal irrigation, the CDC is urging consumers to use sterilized water in their neti pots.
After industry moved to a standard formulation to reduce danger of dosing errors in infant acetaminophen, FDA found the new formulation has its own set of risks.
Preventive dental care has become an unaffordable luxury to many who are unemployed and uninsured. That means hard times for dentists, too.
While it's illegal to buy Canadian drugs, many Floridians are doing it anyway because they’re far less expensive. But some groups suggest exhausting all options before ordering north of the border.
YMCA says its after-school and other programs for children will sub fruits and veggies for junk food and exercise for video games.
The mammoth U.S. nurses' study indicates the association between alcohol and elevated breast-cancer risk persists even among light drinkers, a JAMA study reports.
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