Child Safety Belongs at Top of Holiday Decorating List
2009-12-19
Keep ornaments, lights out of reach of little handsContinue Reading
More Medicinal Uses for Pomegranate
2009-12-18
Ointment made with fruit rind fights drug-resistant infections, researchers sayContinue Reading
Post-Surgery Infection Can Add $60,000 to Hospital Bill
2009-12-18
Patients often need three more weeks’ hospitalization, study findsContinue Reading
Acute Kidney Failure Often Ends With Dialysis
2009-12-16
Improved care may lower risk of death, researcher saysContinue Reading
Most Hospital Patients Don't Know What Meds They're Taking
2009-12-10
Knowledge of regimen may help avert drug errors, study authors suggestContinue Reading
Many Dialysis Patients Get Wrong Blood Thinners for Angioplasty
2009-12-08
Some docs not following FDA directive urging against use of Lovenox, Integrilin, study showsContinue Reading
Music of Mozart Soothes the Preemie Baby
2009-12-08
Repetitive melodies encourage less energy use, more growth, study findsContinue Reading
Blood Clot Threat After Surgery Worse Than Thought
2009-12-04
Risk continues for 12 weeks and includes minimally invasive procedures, study findsContinue Reading
Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up Nationwide
2009-12-02
More get lifesaving angioplasty within 90 minutes of hospital arrival, study findsContinue Reading
Half of ICU Patients Suffer From Infections
2009-12-01
Highest rates seen in Central and South America, study findsContinue Reading
Med Students Often Fail to Report Needlestick Injuries
2009-11-30
Omission leaves them without treatment for blood-borne diseases, researchers sayContinue Reading
ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving
2009-11-25
Experts say family members can panic, underestimate effects of normal agingContinue Reading
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
2009-11-24
In-hospital death rates didn’t differ greatly between high- and low-volume centers, study foundContinue Reading
MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside
2009-11-24
Community-associated strains have increased sevenfold, study findsContinue Reading