Can Excessive Cellphone Use Become an Addiction?
2012-12-04
New study suggests potential harm, but one expert says jury is still out on the issueContinue Reading
'Synthetic Pot' Sending Thousands of Young People to ER: Report
2012-12-04
Users don’t know what chemical mix they’re getting or which complications can arise, experts warnContinue Reading
Flu Season Arrives Early and It Could Be Severe: CDC
2012-12-03
Experts say get vaccinated nowContinue Reading
Despite FDA Warning, Sports Supplements Still Available Online: Study
2012-12-03
Safety issues remain for 16 cited products, researcher saysContinue Reading
U.S. Kids Might Not Be Over-Medicated After All
2012-12-03
Study found 14% of teens with conditions like ADHD are treated with psychiatric drugsContinue Reading
Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy
2012-12-03
Research is preliminary, but could encourage more people with depression and epilepsy to try medsContinue Reading
Extra Sleep May Help You Withstand Pain
2012-12-03
10 hours of nightly shut-eye reduced people’s sensitivity to painful stimulus, study findsContinue Reading
Anti-HIV Drugs May Curb Transmission to Uninfected Partner: Study
2012-12-03
But protective effect faded after a year in large study of ‘serodiscordant’ partnersContinue Reading
Mental Illness Affects 1 in 5 U.S. Adults, Survey Finds
2012-11-30
The rate is twice as high among people aged 18 to 25 than among those over 50, report indicatesContinue Reading
Rats May Also Feel 'Placebo Effect,' Study Suggests
2012-11-30
Animals that expected pain relief got it from an injection of salt water, researchers sayContinue Reading
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
2012-11-30
Large, decade-long study also found some benefit from other NSAIDsContinue Reading
Cometriq Approved for Rare Thyroid Cancer
2012-11-29
Drug designed to inhibit tumor growthContinue Reading
Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study
2012-11-29
But more research is needed before topical Zocor is approved for human cutsContinue Reading
HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection
2012-11-28
HIV-positive kids taking anti-malarials plus protease inhibitors had lower rates of recurrenceContinue Reading