Unlike weightier matters such as law, morals or ethics, health-related decisions are not about right or wrong – but they do have consequences. By example, you may choose to ride…
The report urges doctors to push for stricter environmental policies to better identify and reduce exposure to chemicals that prove truly risky. But it’s likely to scare pregnant women in…
SAD is a form of depression that an estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population will experience, typically with a female-to-male ratio of 4-to-1. For women, its occurrence also is…
Doctors gave Tracy Smith full chemo doses based on her weight, which at 285 pounds classified her as obese. Three times, high fevers put her in the hospital, but she…
A worrisome rate holds steady for high school seniors in U.S.
Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, attend to a child as they met with members of the Mushar community at Jamsot Village near Patna,…
The study released last week was small and must be verified by additional research. But if it pans out, the finding suggests scientists should take a closer look at a…
Before a vaccine became available about 50 years ago, nearly all children got measles by their 15th birthday. In those days, nearly 500 Americans died from measles each year. Now,…
Dr. Patricia Ganz of the University of California, Los Angeles, says, “The patient can’t be passive. It’s an important partnership that we need.”Associated Press The caution comes even as scientists…
Low estrogen levels may cause weight gain and lower sex drive
While obviously intended as a humorous overstatement, many people don’t know much about this important organ and its multiple essential roles in the body. The pancreas in a solid glandular…
Diana Nyad says maturity, experience key in completing record Cuba-to-Florida swim
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon and graduate student Vanessa Ridaura of Washington University in St. Louis have found that certain microbes may help fight obesity.Washington University School of Medicine/Associated Press Different kinds…
That’s not all they have to decide. Sometimes, they have to decide whether to allow babies to be buried. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortionist, was tried and convicted of…
Urgent-care centers handling more traffic, offer relief for over-stressed emergency rooms
90 exhibits scheduled at local fairgrounds for event’s 18th year
