Play It Smart When It Comes to Lightning
2013-03-24
Sports trainers offer safety tips on ways to stay safeContinue Reading
U.S. Agency Puts Poison Prevention in Spotlight
2013-03-24
EPA urges adults to keep pesticides and disinfectants locked away from childrenContinue Reading
Antipsychotic Drug Use Rising for Kids on Medicaid, Study Finds
2013-03-23
Researchers say meds were often prescribed ‘off-label’ for conditions like ADHDContinue Reading
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
2013-03-23
Agency isn’t recalling the cardiac-arrest devices, but wants to require pre-market approvalContinue Reading
Flu Season Continues to Wind Down
2013-03-23
38 states reported minimal activity last week, CDC saysContinue Reading
Cigarette ‘Relighting’ on Rise in Still-Tight Economy
2013-03-23
Smokers reignite butts they would have previously thrown away, study findsContinue Reading
Even a Little Pot Use Ups College Dropout Risk
2013-03-23
Second study found similar connection with other drugsContinue Reading
Mental Illness May Not Impede Healthy Weight Loss, Study Says
2013-03-21
Overweight patients on a ‘lifestyle changes’ program improved exercise, nutrition, shed more poundsContinue Reading
They’re Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers
2013-03-21
Major 2012 outbreak was linked to mail-order chicks, ducklings, CDC saysContinue Reading
Dotarem Approved for Nervous System MRIs
2013-03-21
Contrast agent helps doctors view brain and spineContinue Reading
Child Health Experts Come Out in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
2013-03-21
Kids benefit from having stable home, two loving parents, regardless of sexual orientation, AAP saysContinue Reading
U.S. Abandons Effort to Place Graphic Labeling on Cigarettes
2013-03-20
Court challenges to the proposals will not be sent to Supreme Court, Justice Department saysContinue Reading
‘Cruise Ship Virus’ Also Sickens 1 Million U.S. Kids Yearly
2013-03-20
Norovirus has overtaken rotavirus in causing gastric illness, CDC study findsContinue Reading
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
2013-03-20
Whites were more likely to have less-drastic procedure to restore lower-leg circulationContinue Reading