Heavy Backpacks Give Kids Back Trouble
2012-04-07
Extra weight puts them at risk of scoliosis and low back pain, researchers sayContinue Reading
Anxiety Might Help People Sniff Out Threats
2012-04-06
Small study finds feeling anxious heightens the ability to detect potentially threatening odorsContinue Reading
ER Docs Can Help Curb Patient Alcohol Abuse, Drunk Driving
2012-04-05
Effects of a 7-minute interview with an ER physician can last a year, study foundContinue Reading
Doctors Detail High Costs of Fighting Malpractice Claims
2012-04-04
Expenses reach tens of thousands even when patient receives no payout, researchers sayContinue Reading
Reported Decline in U.S. Pneumonia Deaths May Be False: Study
2012-04-03
Dips in hospitalizations, deaths may reflect diagnosis coding changesContinue Reading
U.S. Advisers Say It's Now Safe to Publish Bird Flu Studies
2012-04-02
Revisions to the research erase worry that bioterrorists might learn how to unleash a pandemicContinue Reading
For Better Mouse Studies, Let Them Nest
2012-03-30
Allowing mice to be more comfortable could improve outcomes, researchers sayContinue Reading
Changes in Insurance Make ER Visits More Likely: Study
2012-03-30
Researchers note that coming health-care reforms may lead to surge in emergency department useContinue Reading
Fewer U.S. Med Students Choose Psychiatry: Report
2012-03-30
Shortage of doctors will hit rural areas especially hard, American Psychiatric Association saysContinue Reading
People Stir Up Millions of Bacteria When Entering a Room: Study
2012-03-29
Findings might help efforts to improve indoor air quality, researchers sayContinue Reading
The Human Brain: Not a Tangle, But a Grid
2012-03-29
Scientists use high-tech imaging to discover simple logic of brain’s layoutContinue Reading
911 Dispatchers May Suffer From Post-Traumatic Stress
2012-03-29
Indirect exposure to disturbing events can cause psychological disorders, study saysContinue Reading
Pay-for-Performance Hospitals Don't Offer Better Care: Study
2012-03-28
Mortality rates the same in hospitals that don’t offer bonuses for improved careContinue Reading