Lindsey Tanner

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  Boston victims face huge bills

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  April 26, 2013

  Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.

• Your chances of dying by 2023?

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  March 5, 2013

  Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking, and having trouble pushing a chair across the room.

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  Drug overdose deaths up for 11th straight year

  By Lindsey Tanner, Mike Stobbe  |  February 20, 2013

  Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines.

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  Need surgery?

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  February 12, 2013

  Want to know how much a hip replacement will cost? Many hospitals won't be able to tell you, at least not right away — if at all. And if you shop around and find centers that can quote a price, the amounts could vary astronomically, a study found.

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  Your medical chart could include exercise minutes

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  January 8, 2013

  Roll up a sleeve for the blood pressure cuff. Stick out a wrist for the pulse-taking. Lift your tongue for the thermometer. Report how many minutes you are active or getting exercise.If the last item isn't part of the usual drill at your doctor's office, a movement is afoot to...

• Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  November 19, 2012

  Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers.

• Even fit baby boomers won’t escape heart problems

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  November 5, 2012

  Here's a reality check for health-conscious baby boomers: Even among those in good shape, at least 1 in 3 will eventually develop heart problems or have a stroke.

• HPV shots don’t make girls promiscuous, study finds

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  October 15, 2012

  Shots that protect against cervical cancer do not make girls promiscuous, according to the first study to compare medical records for vaccinated and unvaccinated girls.

• IUDs, implants urged for teen girls

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  September 21, 2012

  Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — long-lasting and more effective birth control that you don't have to remember to use every time, the nation's leading gynecologists group said Thursday.

• CDC says kids eat too much salt

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  September 17, 2012

  American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to...