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If you’re under age 50, be aware: Cases of colorectal cancer are rising. “That’s the most concerning thing I’m seeing right now,” says surgeon Matthew Bond, DO, with LVPG General Surgery — Tunnel Road...

When someone is suffering from a stroke, swift and skilled medical care is essential to a positive outcome. Better outcomes start with recognizing stroke symptoms, and it’s as easy as remembering the ...

WASHINGTON — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get...

At 68 years old, Carole Kruslicky feels fantastic. Sure, she deals with the aches and pains many people encounter as they age. But given the diagnosis she received 7½ years ago — stage IVB cervical ca...

Too much texting can be a pain in the neck — literally. More people are getting aches and stiffness in their necks, shoulders and back from the way they look at their phones. In fact, if you are read...

Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she’d have a heart attack. The possibility “just wasn’t registering with me,” said the 64-y...

WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50. The deaths of “Dawson’s C...

WASHINGTON — Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or al...

There are few moments more tranquil than watching the snow fall on a quiet winter’s night — until you have to dig yourself out the next morning. Shoveling snow is not for the faint of heart. In fact,...

With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those e...