Measles Can Spread Further Than Thought on Airplanes: Study
2013-03-20
Current tracking system needs to take this into account, use other strategies, researchers sayContinue Reading
Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child’s Reaction to Stress: Study
2013-03-20
Combination of methamphetamine, troubled home environment muted toddlers’ responsesContinue Reading
People With Mental Illness Make Up Large Share of U.S Smokers
2013-03-20
Report also found higher proportion of smoking among substance abusersContinue Reading
High-Dose Statins Linked to Acute Kidney Damage
2013-03-20
Large study doesn’t prove connection, but experts say patients should ask doctors about concernsContinue Reading
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
2013-03-19
Large French study did not show similar risk for women on estrogen patch or gelContinue Reading
Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study
2013-03-19
Experts suspect the difference may stem from over-treatment in white childrenContinue Reading
Parents’ Worries About HPV Vaccine on the Rise: Study
2013-03-18
Doctors puzzled by the growing safety concerns, because shot guards against virus that can cause cervical cancerContinue Reading
Know What’s in Your Child’s Medications, FDA Warns
2013-03-17
Mixing cold, allergy drugs can cause harm, agency saysContinue Reading
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
2013-03-15
Patients who underwent heart-lung bypass showed high levels of specific protein in studyContinue Reading
New Drugs May Offer Hope to Parkinson’s Patients
2013-03-14
Results are preliminary, but treatment could improve for millions with the disease, researcher saysContinue Reading
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
2013-03-14
Fears that giving tPA to those taking aspirin or Plavix might raise risk of brain bleeds largely unfounded, researchers sayContinue Reading
Efforts to Prevent Hospital-Based Infection Falling Short, Survey Finds
2013-03-14
Gastric illness from C. difficile continues to rise despite improved cleaning, decontaminationContinue Reading
FDA Wants to Relax Approval Process for Alzheimer’s Drugs
2013-03-14
Agency points to need for medications that could prevent, slow disease in an aging populationContinue Reading
CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV
2013-03-14
Drug abuse, prostitution tied to heightened risk, latest survey findsContinue Reading