Fatal Crashes Involving Teens Continue Decline: CDC
2010-10-21
Parental involvement, graduated licensing programs save lives, report saysContinue Reading
Lessons From Flight Crews Can Help Surgical Teams Work Better
2010-10-19
Pre-op briefings and checklists cut deaths at VA hospitals, study foundContinue Reading
Depression, Anxiety May Raise Surgery Risks
2010-10-19
Death rate slightly higher in patients with psychiatric illness, study findsContinue Reading
Even Well-Controlled Diabetes May Present Post-Surgery Risk
2010-10-18
Study also finds high blood sugar levels in non-diabetics ups death riskContinue Reading
Strength Training May Help Kidney Patients Live Longer, Healthier
2010-10-15
Over 5 years, those with largest mid-arm muscles 37 percent less likely to die, study foundContinue Reading
Gulf War Nerve Agent Tied to Late-Onset Heart Damage in Mice
2010-10-13
Signs appeared 10 weeks after exposure to low-dose sarin, researchers foundContinue Reading
U.S. Hispanics Outlive General Population: CDC
2010-10-13
Experts can’t pinpoint one single cause but say lifestyle may helpContinue Reading
Earlier Hospice Care Urged for Terminal Prostate Cancer
2010-10-12
Waiting too late means less benefit for patients, families, experts suggestContinue Reading
Many With Terminal Cancer Still Getting Routine Screens
2010-10-12
Advanced cancer patients should not be put through futile testing at end of life, experts sayContinue Reading
End-of-life Care for Heart Failure Patients Changing: Study
2010-10-11
More in U.S., Canada using hospice, out-patient care, with a potential for lower costs, researchers sayContinue Reading
No Heart Benefit Seen From Folic Acid Supplements
2010-10-11
Extra doses of the B vitamin don’t lower risk of stroke, cancer or death, large-scale analysis findsContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market
2010-10-08
FDA cites product’s increased risk for heart attack and strokeContinue Reading
Blacks More Likely to Die in Motorcycle Crash Than Whites
2010-09-30
Despite better helmet-wearing behavior, black riders at greater risk, data showsContinue Reading
Infant Sleep Positioners Dangerous, U.S. Health Officials Warn
2010-09-29
12 babies in the last 13 years suffocated in them, FDA and CPSC say in public health advisoryContinue Reading