Doctors’ Prescribing Practices Key to Curbing Painkiller Abuse: CDC
2015-10-15
Small number write most narcotic prescriptions, study findsContinue Reading
Vaccines Rarely Cause Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions: CDC
2015-10-15
Just 33 people from 25 million immunized were affected, researchers reportContinue Reading
Dietary Supplements Land Thousands in the ER Each Year
2015-10-14
Weight-loss products, energy boosters are common culprits, study findsContinue Reading
Plight of NFL Player Stricken by MRSA Germ ‘Extremely Unusual’
2015-10-13
Infections by the ‘superbug’ down significantly in recent years, CDC saysContinue Reading
Younger Women Less Likely to Take Meds After Heart Attack
2015-10-13
This, despite fact they have worse outcomes than men of a similar age, study authors sayContinue Reading
Prescription Painkiller Abuse Rate Down, But Many Are Addicted: Study
2015-10-13
Second study finds 80 percent of abusers don’t get treatment for their addictionContinue Reading
Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix May Help Women Sooner Than Men
2015-10-13
Differences in brain’s nicotine receptor system may explain gender gap, researchers sayContinue Reading
HIV Therapy May Also Lower Risk for Hepatitis B, Study Says
2015-10-12
But researchers add that it’s critical to expand vaccination baseContinue Reading
Americans Concerned About Prescription Painkiller Addiction
2015-10-12
People support more education for doctors and regulations to limit abusive access, survey findsContinue Reading
Many Americans Traveling Abroad Lack Key Vaccinations: Study
2015-10-09
Outbreaks of measles, hepatitis A could be prevented if people were fully immunized, researchers sayContinue Reading
1 in 8 U.S. Kids Not Protected Against Measles: Report
2015-10-08
Researchers point to lower vaccination rates in explaining the troubling trendContinue Reading
New MS Drug Yields Mixed Results in Study
2015-10-07
Relapse rates with daclizumab were lower than with a standard therapy, but side effects were greaterContinue Reading
Cigarettes May Sabotage Alcoholics’ Recovery
2015-10-07
Smokers were twice as likely as nonsmokers to resume drinking, study findsContinue Reading
Aristada Approved for Schizophrenia
2015-10-06
Long-acting drug injected every four-to-six weeks
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