Health Tip: Warm Up Before Exercise

(HealthDay News) -- Warming up should be part of every exercise program, as it prepares your body for more intense activity.

  Health Tip: Having a Throat Culture?

(HealthDay News) -- A throat culture is a diagnostic test that's often used to diagnose strep throat. While not painful, a throat culture may be uncomfortable and rather frightening for children.

  Treatment Bias Can Skew Results of Observational Studies

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Certain biases may compromise the findings of observational studies that compare the outcomes of different cancer treatments, a new study shows.

  Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- A healthy lifestyle may help cancer survivors prevent recurrence of the disease and live longer, yet cancer survivors have rates of obesity and physical inactivity similar to those of the general population, according to new research.

  Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered a gene variant carried by about 40 percent of blacks that protects them after heart failure as much as widely used beta blocker drugs do.