Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - President Barack Obama came out this week and made it very clear that he is proud of the progress made in regards to helping Medicare.

The Medicare Trustees report was released last week, detailing the current state of Medicare, its situation in regards to funding, and its overall health as a system in general. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study released this week has revealed when it is the best time for women to get pregnant again following a miscarriage, and the answer is, the sooner the better.

This new study looks into just how long women should wait after a miscarriage to get pregnant again. Continue Reading

Portland (SmartAboutHealth) - In an absolutely ridiculous turn of events, an official in Oregon shut down a lemonade stand at an art fair that was put up and being run by a 7-year-old girl, are you serious?

7-year-old Julie Murphy from Oregon City, Oregon came up with the idea of opening up a lemonade stand in the middle of an art fair in Portland, Oregon, innocent enough right? Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not pleased with the pharmaceutical company Novartis to say the least. They have sent a letter to the company accusing them of violations in how they used Facebook to mislead consumers.

Social media is becoming a way that companies from all industries can advertise and target people that may fit their particular demographic. Continue Reading

New York (SmartAboutHealth) - New York City has officially been hit with the potentially fatal West Nile virus, with infections being confirmed by the health department.

The New York City health department has come out and confirmed that there are now 3 known West Nile virus infections within the city limits, causing major concern for residents of the most famous city in the world. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that it is perfectly safe for women to get pregnant immediately following a miscarriage, and actually carries with it a high success rate in regards to having a successful full-term pregnancy and healthy baby.

Researchers led by Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya from Aberdeen Maternity Hospital carried out a study to see just how long women should wait following a miscarriage to get pregnant again. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that women are more likely to buy and wear sexier clothes when they are ovulating.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management carried out a study to see what type of impact the hormones of women would have in regards to how they shop, what they wear, etc. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has found a direct link between teenagers who use the internet excessively, and an increased risk of depression.

The study was carried out by looking at a group of roughly 1,000 teenagers who all lived in China. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - It is very common for women to suffer a miscarriage during their lives. A new study has revealed though that it is perfectly safe for women to get pregnant again immediately after miscarrying.

This new study was carried out by researchers led by Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya from Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, and focused on a group of roughly 30,000 women in Scotland. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The current funding for both Medicare and Social Security is running out, and has been known to be running out for quite some time. New research is taking a closer look into how long it will be before these programs run out of funding.

President Barack Obama has been working hard with health care reform to try and help not only Medicare funding, but also Social Security funding. Continue Reading