Health & Wellness

Osteoarthritis patients who are more confident in their abilities in the morning go on to be more physically active throughout the day, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

While you may take healthy eyes for granted, it’s important to know that as you age, you become more susceptible to conditions that can impair your vision. The effects of vision loss can be devastating, harming one’s quality of life and independence.

NChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disease that afflicts millions of Americans, haunts families and frustrates doctors and researchers. It is now the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer, costing Americans more than $32 billion a year.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, if they test treatments using a pig model, according to an international team of researchers. In a study, researchers found that pigs, which have gut bacterial…

Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of physician assistant Adriana DiStanislao to Mount Nittany Physician Group Dermatology.

STATE COLLEGE — HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital’s free series, ‘Surviving Stroke,’ recently completed one session and will offer two more: ‘Emergency Care and Hospitalization’ from 5 to 6 p.m.  Thursday, Aug. 3, and “Continuing the Journey of Recovery” from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.  The presentations are being held at Mount…

As people enjoy summer and venture into the many parks and forests in and around Centre County, it is important to prepare for some of the more common problems that can make an outdoor adventure less enjoyable.

Physicians should consider blood testing of female adolescents for iron deficiency within a few years of starting menses, according to two studies by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Ride for the Red, a motorcycle ride celebrating 100 years of the American Red Cross serving Central Pennsylvania, will kick off in three locations Saturday, July 22.

The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher when the host consumes fewer calories, according to new research. A new study shows that the infectious agent responsible for malaria, the Plasmodium parasite, is able to sense its host’s nutritional status and actively adapt through chang