Can you be fat AND fit? New research challenges commonly held belief

GETTY – STOCK Being ‘fat but fit’ is a myth says a study But research shows the risk of heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure rockets as body mass goes beyond 22. Risk also shoots up the more fat someone carries around their waist, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal today. […]

We’re running out of commonly used drugs — and hospitals say it’s ‘quickly becoming a crisis’

Hospitals are facing a shortage on medications that are used every day.  The situation is getting worse, the American Hospital Association said.  In particular, hospitals are facing shortages of commonly used IV fluids, including sodium chloride, dextrose, and nutritional solutions.  The US has a drug shortage problem.  In the wake of Hurricane Maria, a number of facilities that make […]