Asthma Inhaler Primatene Mist Going Off the Market
2011-09-22
The only over-the-counter asthma medication uses propellant seen as harmful to ozone layerContinue Reading
Lung Disease Puts Many Black Patients Back in Hospital: Report
2011-09-22
In COPD patients over 40, readmission rates highest among blacks, research showsContinue Reading
Infections Linked to Swimming, Drinking Water: CDC
2011-09-22
134 recreational water illness outbreaks caused nearly 14,000 illnesses during 2007-08Continue Reading
Japan Reactor Fallout Reached San Francisco Bay Area: Study
2011-09-21
But, radioactivity level was very low, posed no health risk, researchers reportContinue Reading
CDC Urges Americans: Get Your Flu Shot
2011-09-21
Supplies are plentiful and the vaccine is a good match for circulating strains, officials sayContinue Reading
CDC Moves to Make Organ Transplantation Safer
2011-09-21
Proposed guideline would screen more aggressively for hepatitis B and CContinue Reading
Genes May Explain Blacks' Bleaker Prostate Cancer Stats
2011-09-20
Findings might someday lead to improved treatments for African Americans, researchers sayContinue Reading
Higher Risk of Second Breast Cancer Seen in Black Women
2011-09-20
Those diagnosed under 45 also at greater risk for more aggressive form of disease, research showsContinue Reading
Hospitals Serving More Minorities Have Higher Trauma Death Rate
2011-09-19
New study suggests insurance, funding issues may be the culpritContinue Reading
Heart Failure Care Influenced by Insurance Coverage
2011-09-19
Study found those on Medicaid, Medicare fared worse than those with private insuranceContinue Reading
Diverticulitis Surgery More Dangerous for Older Black Patients: Study
2011-09-19
They’re more likely than whites to die after the common gastrointestinal procedureContinue Reading
Global Toll of 'Non-Communicable Diseases' — $47 Trillion by 2030
2011-09-19
Cancer, diabetes, heart disease and lung disease kill 36 million people every year, experts sayContinue Reading
Lack of Sleep Hurts Kids' Academic Performance: Study
2011-09-19
Primary school children need at least 9 hours of sleep each night, research showsContinue Reading