Electronic Health Records May Not Always Improve Care
2010-12-23
Experts say better tools needed to assess effectiveness of new record-keepingContinue Reading
Timely Surgery Appears to Cut Infection Risk, Costs
2010-12-22
Elective procedures should be performed on the day of admittance, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Heartburn Drugs May Raise Pneumonia Risk
2010-12-20
One of every 200 hospital patients taking acid-suppressing meds will develop pneumonia, study findsContinue Reading
Smokers' Former Homes May Retain Tobacco Toxins
2010-12-17
Residues in walls, ceilings could pose harm to new residents, study findsContinue Reading
Inhalers Linked to Higher Odds of Diabetes in Asthma, COPD Patients
2010-12-16
But the risk may stem from a ‘pro-inflammatory’ diet rather than corticosteroids, one expert contendsContinue Reading
New Method Might Raise Number of Donor Lungs
2010-12-14
Experts predict that adopting procedure in U.S. could alleviate the shortageContinue Reading
Elderly Often Disabled After Mechanical Ventilation
2010-12-14
Only 30 percent live a year and they are severely handicapped, study findsContinue Reading
Flu Spreads Easily in High Schools, Study Suggests
2010-12-14
Students, teachers had more than 760,000 opportunities daily to pass illness via airborne dropletsContinue Reading
'Tis the Season to Give Allergen-Free Gifts
2010-12-12
Buying for people with asthma, allergies takes extra thought, experts sayContinue Reading
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Slightly
2010-12-09
Deaths from stroke, infant mortality decline, federal report findsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Symptoms of Measles
2010-12-09
Warning signs of the viral infectionContinue Reading
Secondhand Smoke May Put Kids at Risk for Diseases
2010-12-08
Study reports link to trio of bacterial illnessesContinue Reading
Teens' Poor Health Linked to Fewer Friends
2010-12-07
It’s unknown which comes first, but sick kids less likely to have big social network at school, study findsContinue Reading
Littlest Kids in Big Day-Care Centers May Have Better Health Later On
2010-12-06
Once in elementary school, ear and respiratory infections are fewer, study findsContinue Reading