CNN – Health

By Jack Hillcox, CNN London (CNN) — The journey to the London City Runners clubhouse is a test of willpower in many ways. If the thought of a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) run isn’t enough to put you off, its location on the famous Bermondsey Beer Mile, with the aromas of bakeries and microbreweries spilling onto the

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Vaping has an immediate effect on how well the user’s blood vessels work, even if the e-cigarette doesn’t contain nicotine, according to new research. The research – which has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal but is a presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When she used to visit her in-laws during the holidays, Dana Santas and her husband kept to their schedule and went to the gym every day. “They’re on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, in the middle of nowhere,” said Santas, a CNN fitness contributor and a mind-body coach for

By Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services secretary and pledged to let him “go wild on health,” putting health care high on the agenda for his second term. While we don’t know what the policies will be, one thing Kennedy has

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A listeria outbreak linked with ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from Yu Shang Food Inc. has caused 11 illnesses in four states, with nine hospitalizations and the death of an infant, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Spartanburg, South Carolina, company is recalling more

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For more than four decades, scientists have noticed a mysterious chemical in the treated drinking water of millions of people in the United States, but no one’s been able to pinpoint exactly what it is – until now. The authors of a study published Thursday in the journal Science

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Wolverine Packing Co. is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to restaurants due to possible E. coli contamination. Fifteen cases have been reported in Minnesota, with illnesses starting from November 2 to November 10, the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service said Wednesday.

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. There is no indication that the mutated virus has traveled beyond this patient. After monitoring of dozens of potential contacts among

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Drug Enforcement Administration says that less fentanyl is present in the nation’s illicit pill supply and that is helping drive down overdose deaths in the United States. But experts say that there are limitations to this claim and that many other factors are probably playing a role.

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Many risk factors can lead to a stroke, but the magnitude of risk from some of these conditions or behaviors may have a stronger association with severe stroke compared with mild stroke, according to a new study. Stroke is the third leading cause of death around the world, according

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “Our study underscores the critical role of cardiovascular fitness in reducing dementia risk, even for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease,” said Weili Xu, a professor

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine’s facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of toothpaste and “a black mold-like substance” near manufacturing equipment, according to a warning letter from the US Food

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A child in California is recovering at home from a confirmed case of bird flu. They are the first child in the United States to test positive for avian influenza, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The child, who lives in Alameda County, had mild

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Derek Pfaff remembers being under a lot of stress throughout college. He remembers coming home from school during spring break in March 2014. But he does not remember the night that forever changed his life. “I don’t remember anything,” said Pfaff, from Harbor Beach, Michigan. “I don’t remember getting