Health Care

UnitedHealth's quarterly profit rises 30%

UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by growth across its businesses and raised its full-year earnings forecast.

Mediterranean diets may reduce the risk of dementia up to 35%: study

Healthy eating habits, particularly the Mediterranean diet, which was originally developed to improve cardiovascular health, may now lower your risk of developing cognitive impairment up to 35%, the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference said Monday.

African Americans are the most at risk for developing Alzheimer's, study finds

A series of studies reported at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London Sunday confirm that African Americans are one-and-a-half times more at risk than their counterparts or non-Hispanic whites for developing Alzheimer’s disease—an irreversible progressive brain disorder.