Students Warned to Beware of 'Laptop-itis'
2010-08-16
Computer design can lead to injuries in heavy users, but simple steps can minimize risk, expert advisesContinue Reading
Proper Training for Marathon Run Takes Time, Experts Say
2010-08-15
Advice includes building up mileage slowly and avoiding overtrainingContinue Reading
Human Meds Are Pets' Biggest Poisoning Danger
2010-08-13
Pill-popping pups prompt many calls to ASPCA’s poison control centerContinue Reading
A Good Doctor's Visit Starts With a Little Homework
2010-08-13
Preparation can improve your health and save you money, consumer experts sayContinue Reading
Got a Question? Health-Care Advice Lines Have Answers
2010-08-13
FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — The nurses who staff a health-care call-in line never know what the next question might be. “We get calls from folks who have gotten lab results from their doctor and don’t know what they mean, or they see something on TV about a conditionContinue Reading
Monitoring of Kidney Health Urged for Injection Drug Users
2010-08-12
Excess protein in urine noted in about 25% who shoot up; rates higher in HIV-positive, study foundContinue Reading
Docs Shying Away From Drug That May Prevent Prostate Cancer
2010-08-12
Erroneous fear that finasteride spurs more aggressive tumors has left some physicians wary, research showsContinue Reading
Dogs' Features Set By a Handful of Genetic Regions: Study
2010-08-11
Finding may eventually help scientists better understand inherited physical traits in humansContinue Reading
Brain Research May Help Predict Anxiety, Depression in Young
2010-08-11
Study in monkeys could lead to treatments for vulnerable kidsContinue Reading
Discovery Moves Use of Stone Tools Back 800,000 Years
2010-08-11
Team found evidence of two animal bones that had been marked by eating toolsContinue Reading
Video Game Technology Embraced by Med Students: Survey
2010-08-11
Virtual reality exercises overwhelmingly seen as a good way to sharpen skills, poll findsContinue Reading
More Medicaid Patients Using ERs, Study Finds
2010-08-10
Increased volume adds to wait time, researchers findContinue Reading
Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infections On the Decline, CDC Says
2010-08-10
Better infection control may have antibiotic-resistant Staph on the run, experts sayContinue Reading