Fewer U.S. Kids Buying Tobacco Products: Report
2013-08-27
Rate at which retailers violate under-18 sales ban has fallen to just 9 percentContinue Reading
Measles Outbreak Hits Texas Megachurch
2013-08-27
As many as 16 unvaccinated people infected so far, reports sayContinue Reading
Simple Strategies Aren’t Always Enough for Bedwetting
2013-08-27
In tougher cases, alarms or medications may be the answer, experts sayContinue Reading
FDA Approves 1st Topical Gel to Ease Redness of Rosacea
2013-08-27
Mirvaso works by constricting dilated blood vessels of the face, company saysContinue Reading
High Cholesterol May Be Particularly Bad for Middle-Aged Men
2013-08-27
They’re far more prone to heart attacks than women, study found
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Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for Stroke
2013-08-23
But drug known as tPA is still underused, study author saysContinue Reading
Ultra-Early Treatment Reduces Disability After Stroke: Study
2013-08-22
Administering clot-busting drugs within 90 minutes of mild stroke boosts odds for recovery, experts sayContinue Reading
Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers Aren’t Cure-Alls, FDA Warns
2013-08-22
Despite hype, treatment doesn’t help for cancer or many other ills, and can have serious side effectsContinue Reading
New Device IDs Disease-Causing Germs
2013-08-22
Spectrometer can identify 193 yeast and bacteriaContinue Reading
Abuse of Painkillers Raises Risk of Heroin Use: Study
2013-08-22
People who used prescription drugs illegally were 19 times more likely to move to heroinContinue Reading
Kidney Cancer Drugs Equal in Prolonging Survival: Study
2013-08-22
But pazopanib gives patients a better quality of life than sunitinib, researchers report
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Could Flu Shots Help Prevent Heart Attacks?
2013-08-21
Evidence isn’t conclusive, but experts say it makes sense for people with heart disease to get vaccineContinue Reading
Nicotine Addiction Level May Predict Weight Gain in Ex-Smokers
2013-08-21
On average, people in study put on less than 3 pounds in 3 months after quittingContinue Reading
Antipsychotic Drugs May Triple Kids’ Diabetes Risk, Study Suggests
2013-08-21
This class of drugs is increasingly used to treat children with ADHD, depressionContinue Reading