Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancer Nearly Twice as Common in Black Women: Study
2014-05-16
Income differences didn’t account for higher risk, researchers reportContinue Reading
Injuries From Swallowed Magnets on the Rise in Kids, Study Finds
2014-05-16
Small, spherical magnetic sets introduced in 2009 tied to more cases and worse outcomesContinue Reading
Water Poses More Danger for Black Youths Than Whites: CDC
2014-05-15
Evidence suggests they are less likely to have been taught basic swimming skills, researcher notesContinue Reading
As Summer Arrives, CDC Offers Pool Chemical Safety Tips
2014-05-15
Injuries can occur when people ignore instructions or get careless with these hazardous productsContinue Reading
Start Sleep Drug Lunesta at Lower Dose for Safety, FDA Says
2014-05-15
Agency points to studies showing daytime drowsiness that could interfere with drivingContinue Reading
Hand Microbes Might Reflect Where, How You Live
2014-05-14
Finding suggests that studies in this area should include people from different regionsContinue Reading
MERS Not Yet a Public Health Emergency: WHO
2014-05-14
U.N. agency says the virus, concentrated in the Middle East, doesn’t seem to spread easily among peopleContinue Reading
Prescription Drug Use Continues to Climb in U.S.
2014-05-14
CDC report says most common medications are for heart disease and high cholesterolContinue Reading
National Health Report
2014-05-14
The U.S. is a healthier nation today than it was a decade back, new government report finds.
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ERs See Spike in Traumatic Brain Injuries
2014-05-13
Researchers say increased awareness, diagnosis could explain some of the 29 percent increase over a five-year period
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2 Florida Hospital Workers Who Treated MERS Patient Fall Ill
2014-05-13
Testing for the potentially fatal respiratory infection is underway, officials sayContinue Reading
Pets Can Carry Same ‘Superbug’ Strains as Their Owners: Study
2014-05-13
But infection tends to originate in humans, so concern that your cat or dog has MRSA isn’t necessary, researchers sayContinue Reading
Wasteful Medicare Spending Topped $1.9 Billion in 1 Year: Study
2014-05-12
Analysis using 2009 data looked at 26 common but often unnecessary tests and proceduresContinue Reading
Foreclosures May Raise Neighbors’ Blood Pressure
2014-05-12
The more properties nearby that were foreclosed on by lenders, the higher the blood pressure, study findsContinue Reading