Healthy School Lunches Get Thumbs Up From Students
2014-07-28
Kids aren’t avoiding healthier fare or throwing more food away, research showsContinue Reading
CDC Downplays Ebola’s Threat to the United States
2014-07-28
Deadly virus relatively slow to transmit, and travel factors make spread from West Africa unlikelyContinue Reading
FDA Expands Use of Imbruvica for Form of Leukemia
2014-07-28
People with CLL and a specific genetic anomaly can now get the therapyContinue Reading
‘Fist Bump’ May Beat Handshake for Cleanliness
2014-07-28
U.K. researchers found it transferred a tenth of the bacteria that gripping hands didContinue Reading
Wives’ Higher Education May Not Affect Divorce Rate
2014-07-27
Couples with equal levels of academic achievement less likely to split than if husbands have more, study findsContinue Reading
Don’t Let Kids Drink Pool Water
2014-07-26
Expert offers tips for spotting chlorine poisoning, bacterial infection, secondary drowning in kidsContinue Reading
Lift U.S. Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men, Experts Say
2014-07-25
American Red Cross, other groups also urge easing restrictions due to better blood screeningContinue Reading
The ‘Hobby Lobby Ruling’ and What It Means for U.S. Health Care
2014-07-25
Some predict challenges to medical practices that conflict with religious beliefs; others dismiss such scenarios as alarmistContinue Reading
Farmers’ Market Vouchers May Help Poorer Families Eat Healthier
2014-07-24
Special incentives encourage consumption of fruits and vegetables, study saysContinue Reading
Too Few Teens Receive HPV Shot, CDC Says
2014-07-24
Agency urges doctors to recommend it along with other routine immunizationsContinue Reading
FDA Approves Hard-to-Abuse Narcotic Painkiller
2014-07-24
Targiniq ER contains naloxone, which blunts euphoria of oxycodone when tablet is crushed or brokenContinue Reading
Tough-to-Abuse Formulation of Oxycodone Approved
2014-07-24
Targiniq includes naloxene, which blocks euphoric effect if pill is crushed or brokenContinue Reading
Many Kids With Medicaid Use ER as Doctor’s Office: CDC
2014-07-24
Pediatrician says many physicians won’t accept the publicly funded insurance planContinue Reading