[THE WASHINGTON POST] Until it happened to him, Itzhak Brook, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, didn’t think much about the...
[UPI] Hundreds of millions of patients every year worldwide get healthcare-associated infections, but handwashing could prevent half of them, U.N. officials say. Officials at the World...
[ABC NEWS] We know a bad habit when we see one. Smoking? Check! Not exercising? Duh! Gorging on doughnuts? Of course! But what about, say, eating...
[REUTERS] A trade group representing makers of artificial limbs on Tuesday promised to provide prosthetics free of cost to the estimated 20 to 25 victims of...
[CNN] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it approved the availability of the Plan B One-Step emergency contraception pill without a prescription for...
[ABC NEWS] The patients who lost limbs as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings might benefit from the lessons learned in treating soldier amputees injured...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Two months after resuming her duties on “Good Morning America,” Robin Roberts revealed she was hospitalized last week. Roberts offered the news on her Facebook page Thursday morning...
[REUTERS] Using a computer tool to help doctors analyze mammography images increases the number of early, non-invasive breast cancers that are caught, but also means more...
[UPI] Eating a “Western-style” diet — fried food, processed and red meat, refined grains, sweets and high-fat dairy — can reduce lifespan, French researchers say. Lead...
[UPI] The U.S. surgeon general said a public education campaign aims to raise awareness among African-American women on the importance of breastfeeding. Dr. Regina M. Benjamin,...
[COUNSEL & HEAL] Sleep apnea is a common and serious sleeping disorder in which breathing patterns, such as normal breathing, are disrupted during sleep. Extreme cases...
[THE TAMPA TRIBUNE] – Q What are the benefits of using direct deposit or electronic payments? A It’s safe, secure, convenient, your checks will not get lost in...
[REUTERS] A U.S. outbreak of E. coli has sickened 24 people, with Farm Rich frozen food suspected as a likely source of the infection, the Centers...
[REUTERS] Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a new...
[FOX NEWS] A group of health experts urged the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to take action and protect teens from the possible risks of drinking...
[ATLANTA DAILY WORLD] A new study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute shows that African American teen abortion rates are more than twice as high as the...
[USA TODAY] You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less...
[NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER] Though attitudes are changing slowly, many people still don’t like to talk about mental illness. Yet, the National Institute of Mental Health reports...
[THE CALL AND POST] A COMMENTARY BY MIESHA WILSON – In my field of weight management, 90 percent of the participants I come in contact with are...
[THE CALL AND POST] As for one of those little nuances that works your last nerve, you can check shedding hair off the list. Shedding hair...
[CBS NEWS] The best way to ensure a good night’s sleep might be breaking a sweat. The National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 Sleep in America poll showed...
[REUTERS] The remarkable case of a baby being cured of HIV infection in the United States using readily available drugs has raised new hope for eradicating...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 17 (UPI) — Overall happiness and satisfaction with life tend to increase with age, but a person’s well-being depends on when he or...
A global corps of flu scientists are already planning next year’s vaccine while a cadre of investigators is taking an even bolder step — racing to...
The horsemeat DNA was discovered in cottage pies delivered to 47 schools in Lancashire. It has now been removed from kitchens and officials say...
